FCC 36.377 Revised as of October 1, 2007
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Sec. 36.377 Category 1—Local business office expense.
(a) The expense in this category for the area under study is first
segregated on the basis of an analysis of job functions into the following
subcategories: End user service order processing; end user payment and
collection; end user billing inquiry; interexchange carrier service order
processing; interexchange carrier payment and collection; interexchange
carrier billing inquiry; and coin collection and administration. Effective
July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006, study areas subject to price cap
regulation, pursuant to Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the balance of
Account 6620–Services to the subcategories, as specified in Sec. 36.377(a),
based on the relative percentage assignment of the balance of Account 6620
to these categories/subcategories during the twelve month period ending
December 31, 2000.
(1) End-user service order processing includes expenses related to the
receipt and processing of end users' orders for service and inquiries
concerning service. This subcategory does not include any service order
processing expenses for services provided to the interexchange carriers. End
user service order processing expenses are first segregated into the
following subcategories based on the relative number of actual contacts
which are weighted, if appropriate, to reflect differences in the average
work time per contact: Local service order processing; presubscription;
directory advertising; State private line and special access; interstate
private line and special access; other State message toll including WATS;
other interstate message toll including WATS.
(i) Local service order processing expense (primarily local telephone
service orders) is assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(ii) Presubscription service order processing expense is assigned to the
interstate jurisdiction.
(iii) Directory advertising service order processing expense is assigned to
the State jurisdiction.
(iv) State private line and special access service order processing expense
is assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(v) Interstate private line and special access service order processing
expense is assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(vi) Other State message toll including WATS service order processing
expense is assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(vii) Other Interstate message toll including WATS service order processing
expense is assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(viii) [Reserved]
(ix) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006, study areas subject to
price cap regulation, pursuant to Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the
balance of Account 6620-Services to the categories/subcategories, as
specified in Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(1)(i) through 36.77(a)(1)(viii), based on the
relative percentage assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to these
categories/subcategories during the twelve month period ending December 31,
2000. Effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2006, all study areas shall
apportion TWX service order processing expense, as specified in
Sec. 36.377(a)(1)(viii) among the jurisdictions using relative billed TWX
revenues for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2000. All other
subcategories of End-user service order processing expense, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(1)(i) through 36.377(a)(1)(viii), shall be directly assigned.
(2) End user payment and collection includes expenses incurred in relation
to the payment and collection of amounts billed to end users. It also
includes commissions paid to payment agencies (which receive payment on
customer accounts) and collection agencies. This category does not include
any payment or collection expenses for services provided to interexchange
carriers. End user payment and collection expenses are first segregated into
the following subcategories based on relative total state and interstate
billed revenues (excluding revenues billed to interexchange carriers and/or
revenues deposited in coin boxes) for services for which end user payment
and collection is provided: State private line and special access;
interstate private line and special access; State message toll including
WATS; interstate message toll including WATS, and interstate subscriber line
charge; local, including directory advertising.
(i) State private line and special access payment and collection expense is
assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(ii) Interstate private line and special access payment and collection
expense is assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(iii) State message toll including WATS payment and collection expense is
assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(iv) Interstate message toll including WATS and interstate subscriber line
charge payment and collection expense is assigned to the interstate
jurisdiction.
(v) Local, including directory advertising payment and collection expense is
assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(vi) [Reserved]
(vii) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006, study areas subject to
price cap regulation, pursuant to Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the
balance of Account 6620—Services to the subcategories, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(2)(i) through 36.377(a)(2)(vi), based on the relative percentage
assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to these categories/subcategories
during the twelve month period ending December 31, 2000. All other
subcategories of End User payment and collection expense, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(2)(i) through 36.377(a)(2)(v), shall be directly assigned.
(3) End user billing inquiry includes expenses related to handling end
users' inquiries concerning their bills. This category does not include
expenses related to the inquiries of interexchange carriers concerning their
bills. End user billing inquiry costs are first segregated into the
following subcategories based on the relative number of actual contracts,
weighted if appropriate, to reflect differences in the average work time per
contact: State private line and special access; interstate private line and
special access; State message toll including WATS, interstate message toll
including WATS, interstate subscriber line charge; and other.
(i) State private line and special access billing inquiry expense is
directly assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(ii) Interstate private line and special access billing inquiry expense is
directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(iii) State message toll including WATS billing inquiry expense is directly
assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(iv) Interstate message toll including WATS, and interstate subscriber line
charge billing inquiry expense is directly assigned to the interstate
jurisdiction.
(v) [Reserved]
(vi) Other billing inquiry expense (primarily related to local bills but
also including directory advertising) is directly assigned to the State
jurisdiction.
(vii) Effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2006 study areas subject to
price cap regulation, pursuant to Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the
balance of Account 6620—Services to the subcategories, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(3)(i) through 36.377(a)(3)(vi), based on the relative percentage
assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to these subcategories during the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2000. All other subcategories of End
user billing inquiry expense, as specified in Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(3)(i) through
36.377(a)(3)(vi), shall be directly assigned.
(4) Interexchange carrier service order processing includes expenses
associated with the receipt and processing of interexchange carrier orders
for service and inquiries about service. Interexchange carrier service order
processing expenses are assigned to the following subcategories based on the
relative number of actual contacts which are weighted, if appropriate, to
reflect differences in the average work time per contact: State special
access and private line; interstate special access and private line; State
switched access and message toll including WATS; interstate switched access
and message toll including WATS; State billing and collection; and
interstate billing and collection.
(i) State special access and private line service order processing expense
is directly assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(ii) Interstate special access and private line service order processing
expense is directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(iii) State switched access and message toll including WATS service order
processing expense is directly assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(iv) Interstate switched access and message toll including WATS service
order processing expense is directly assigned to the interstate
jurisdiction.
(v) State billing and collection service order processing expense is
directly assigned to the state jurisdiction.
(vi) Interstate billing and collection service order processing expense is
directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(vii) Effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2006, study areas subject to
price cap regulation, pursuant to Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the
balance of Account 6620–Services to the subcategories, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(4)(i) through 36.377(a)(4)(vi), based on the relative percentage
assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to these subcategories during the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2000. All subcategories of
Interexchange carrier service order processing expense, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(4)(i) through 36.377(a)(4)(vi), shall be directly assigned.
(5) Interexchange carrier payment and collection includes expenses
associated with the payment and collection of interexchange carrier
billings, including commissions paid to payment and collection agents.
Interexchange carrier payment and collection expenses are assigned to the
following subcategories based on relative total State and interstate
revenues billed to the interexchange carriers: State special access and
private line; interstate special access and private line; State switched
access and message toll including WATS; interstate switched access and
message toll including WATS; State billing and collection; and interstate
billing and collection.
(i) State special access and private line payment and collection expense is
directly assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(ii) Interstate special access and private line payment and collection
expense is directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(iii) State switched access and message toll including WATS payment and
collection expense is directly assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(iv) Interstate switched access and message toll including WATS payment and
collection expense is directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(v) State billing and collection payment and collection expense is directly
assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(vi) Interstate billing and collection payment and collection expense is
directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(vii) Effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2006, study areas subject to
price cap regulation, pursuant to Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the
balance of Account 6620–Services to the subcategories, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(5)(i) through 36.377(a)(5)(vi), based on the relative percentage
assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to these subcategories during the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2000. All subcategories of
Interexchange carrier payment expense, as specified in Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(5)(i)
through 36.377(a)(5)(vi), shall be directly assigned.
(6) Interexchange carrier billing inquiry includes expenses related to the
handling of interexchange carrier billing inquiries. Interexchange carrier
billing inquiry expenses are assigned to the following subcategories based
on the relative number of actual contacts, weighted if appropriate, to
reflect differences in the average work time per contact: State special
access and private line; interstate special access and private line; State
switched access and message toll including WATS; interstate switched access
and message toll including WATS; State billing and collection; and
interstate billing and collection.
(i) State special access and private line billing inquiry expenses is
directly assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(ii) Interstate special access and private line billing inquiry expense is
directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(iii) State switched access and message toll including WATS billing inquiry
expense is directly assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(iv) Interstate switched access and message toll including WATS billing
inquiry expense is directly assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(v) State billing and collection billing inquiry expense is directly
assigned to the State jurisdiction.
(vi) Interstate Billing and Collection billing inquiry expense is directly
assigned to the interstate jurisdiction.
(vii) Effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2006, study areas subject to
price cap regulation, pursuant to Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the
balance of Account 6620–Services to the subcategories, as specified in
Sec. 36.377(a)(6)(i) through 36.377(a)(6)(vi), based on the relative percentage
assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to these subcategories during the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2000. All subcategories of
Interchange carrier billing inquiry expense, as specified in
Sec. Sec. 36.377(a)(6)(i) through 36.377(a)(6)(vi), shall be directly assigned.
(7) [Reserved]
[ 52 FR 17229 , May 6, 1987, as amended at 66 FR 33207 , June 21, 2001; 71 FR 65746 , Nov. 9, 2006]
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