§  54.712   Contributor recovery of universal service costs from end users.

   (a) Federal universal service contribution costs may be recovered
   through interstate telecommunications-related charges to end users. If
   a contributor chooses to recover its federal universal service
   contribution costs through a line item on a customer's bill the amount
   of the federal universal service line-item charge may not exceed the
   interstate telecommunications portion of that customer's bill times the
   relevant contribution factor.

   (b) [Reserved]

   [ 67 FR 79533 , Dec. 30, 2002, as amended at  68 FR 15672 , Apr. 1, 2003;
    71 FR 38797 , July 10, 2006]

   Effective Date Note:   At  71 FR 38797 , July 10, 2006, § 54.712 was
   amended by revising the section heading and paragraph (a). This text
   contains information collection and recordkeeping requirements and will
   not become effective until approval has been given by the Office of
   Management and Budget.