Sec. 54.403  Lifeline support amount.

    (a) The federal baseline Lifeline support amount shall equal $3.50 
per qualifying low-income consumer. If the state commission approves an 
additional reduction of $1.75 in the amount

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paid by consumers, additional federal Lifeline support in the amount of 
$1.75 will be made available to the carrier providing Lifeline service 
to that consumer. Additional federal Lifeline support in an amount equal 
to one-half the amount of any state Lifeline support will be made 
available to the carrier providing Lifeline service to a qualifying low-
income consumer if the state commission approves an additional reduction 
in the amount paid by that consumer equal to the state support 
multiplied by 1.5. The federal Lifeline support amount shall not exceed 
$7.00 per qualifying low-income consumer.
    (b) Eligible carriers that charge federal End-User Common Line 
charges or equivalent federal charges shall apply the federal baseline 
Lifeline support to waive Lifeline consumers' federal End-User Common 
Line charges. Such carriers shall apply any additional federal support 
amount to a qualifying low-income consumer's intrastate rate, if the 
state has approved of such additional support. Other carriers shall 
apply the federal baseline Lifeline support amount, plus the additional 
support amount, where applicable, to reduce their lowest tariffed (or 
otherwise generally available) residential rate for the services 
enumerated in Sec. 54.101(a)(1) through (a)(9), and charge Lifeline 
consumers the resulting amount.
    (c) Lifeline support for providing toll limitation shall equal the 
eligible telecommunications carrier's incremental cost of providing 
either toll blocking or toll control, whichever is selected by the 
particular consumer.