Sec. 69.5  Persons to be assessed.

    (a) End user charges shall be computed and assessed upon public end 
users, and upon providers of public telephones, as defined in this 
subpart, and as provided in subpart B of this part.
    (b) Carrier's carrier charges shall be computed and assessed upon 
all interexchange carriers that use local exchange switching facilities 
for the provision of interstate or foreign telecommunications services.
    (c) Special access surcharges shall be assessed upon users of 
exchange facilities that interconnect these facilities with means of 
interstate or foreign telecommunications to the extent that carrier's 
carrier charges are not assessed upon such interconnected usage. As an 
interim measure pending the development of techniques accurately to 
measure such interconnected use and to assess such charges on a 
reasonable and non-discriminatory basis, telephone companies shall 
assess special access surcharges upon the closed ends of private line 
services and WATS services pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 69.115 of 
this part.
    (d) Universal Service Fund and Lifeline Assistance charges shall be 
assessed upon all interexchange carriers that use local exchange 
switching facilities for the provision of interstate or foreign 
telecommunications services

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and that have at least .05 percent of the total common lines 
presubscribed to interexchange carriers in all study areas.

(47 U.S.C. 154 (i) and (j), 201, 202, 203, 205, 218 and 403 and 5 U.S.C. 
)

[48 553 FR 43017 , Sept. 21, 1983, as amended at  51 FR 10840 , Mar. 31, 1986; 
 51 FR 33752 , Sept. 23, 1986;  52 FR 21540 , June 8, 1987;  54 FR 50624 , 
Dec. 8, 1989;  61 FR 65364 , Dec. 12, 1996]

                    Subpart B--Computation of Charges