§ 54.101   Supported services for rural, insular and high cost areas.

   (a) Services designated for support. Voice Telephony services shall be
   supported by federal universal service support mechanisms. Eligible voice
   telephony services must provide voice grade access to the public switched
   network or its functional equivalent; minutes of use for local service
   provided at no additional charge to end users; access to the emergency
   services provided by local government or other public safety organizations,
   such as 911 and enhanced 911, to the extent the local government in an
   eligible carrier's service area has implemented 911 or enhanced 911 systems;
   and toll limitation services to qualifying low-income consumers as provided
   in subpart E of this part.

   (b)  An eligible telecommunications carrier must offer voice telephony
   service as set forth in paragraph (a) of this section in order to receive
   federal universal service support.

   [ 76 FR 73870 , Nov. 29, 2011, as amended at  77 FR 12966 , Mar. 2, 2012]

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Subpart C—Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support

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