Goto Section: 36.376 | 36.378 | Table of Contents
FCC 36.377
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 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, 2012, study
areas subject to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this
chapter, shall assign the balance of Account 6620-Services to the
subcategories, as specified in § 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, 2012, study areas subject
to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter, shall
assign the balance of Account 6620-Services to the
categories/subcategories, as specified in § § 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, 2012, all study areas shall apportion TWX service
order processing expense, as specified in § 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
§ § 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, 2012, study areas
subject to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter,
shall assign the balance of Account 6620--Services to the
subcategories, as specified in § § 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
§ § 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, 2012 study areas subject
to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter, shall
assign the balance of Account 6620--Services to the subcategories, as
specified in § § 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 § § 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, 2012, study areas subject
to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter, shall
assign the balance of Account 6620-Services to the subcategories, as
specified in § § 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 § § 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, 2012, study areas subject
to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter, shall
assign the balance of Account 6620-Services to the subcategories, as
specified in § § 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 § § 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, 2012, study areas subject
to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter, shall
assign the balance of Account 6620-Services to the subcategories, as
specified in § 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 § § 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; 75 FR 30301 , June 1, 2010; 76 FR 30841 , May 27,
2011]
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