Sec. 54.303  Long term support.

    Beginning January 1, 1998, eligible telephone companies that 
participate in the NECA Carrier Common Line pool and competitive 
eligible local telecommunications carriers will receive Long Term 
Support. Long Term

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Support shall be the equivalent of the difference between the projected 
Carrier Common Line revenue requirement of association Common Line 
tariff participants and the projected revenue recovered by the 
association Common Carrier Line charge as calculated pursuant to 
Sec. 69.105(b)(1) of this chapter. For calendar years 1998 and 1999, the 
Long Term Support for each eligible service area shall be adjusted each 
year to reflect the annual percentage change in the actual nationwide 
average loop cost as filed by the fund administrator in the previous 
calendar year, pursuant to Sec. 36.622 of this chapter. Beginning 
January 1, 2000, the Long Term Support shall be adjusted each year to 
reflect the annual percentage change in the Department of Commerce's 
Gross Domestic Product-Chained Price Index (GDP-CPI).