Table of Parts
Subpart A--General Information
§ 54.1 Basis and purpose.
§ 54.5 Terms and definitions.
§ 54.7 Intended use of federal universal service support.
§ 54.8 Prohibition on participation: suspension and debarment.
Subpart B--Services Designated for Support
§ 54.101 Supported services for rural, insular and high cost areas.
Subpart C--Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support
§ 54.201 Definition of eligible telecommunications carriers,
generally.
§ 54.202 Additional requirements for Commission designation of
eligible telecommunications carriers.
§ 54.203 Designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for
unserved areas.
§ 54.205 Relinquishment of universal service.
§ 54.207 Service areas.
§ 54.209 Annual reporting requirements for designated eligible
telecommunications carriers.
Subpart D--Universal Service Support for High Cost Areas
§ 54.301 Local switching support.
§ 54.303 Long term support.
§ 54.305 Sale or transfer of exchanges.
§ 54.307 Support to a competitive eligible telecommunications
carrier.
§ 54.309 Calculation and distribution of forward-looking support for
non-rural carriers.
§ 54.311 Interim hold-harmless support for non-rural carriers.
§ 54.313 State certification of support for non-rural carriers.
§ 54.314 State certification of support for rural carriers.
§ 54.315 Disaggregation and targeting of high-cost support.
§ 54.316 Rate comparability review and certification for areas
served by non-rural carriers.
Subpart E--Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers
§ 54.400 Terms and definitions.
§ 54.401 Lifeline defined.
§ 54.403 Lifeline support amount.
§ 54.405 Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
§ 54.407 Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
§ 54.409 Consumer qualification for Lifeline.
§ 54.410 Certification and Verification of Consumer Qualification
for Lifeline.
§ 54.411 Link Up program defined.
§ 54.413 Reimbursement for revenue forgone in offering a Link Up
program.
§ 54.415 Consumer qualification for Link Up.
§ 54.416 Certification of consumer Qualification for Link Up.
§ 54.417 Recordkeeping requirements.
§ 54.418 Digital Television Transition Notices by Eligible
Telecommunications Carriers.
Subpart F--Universal Service Support for Schools and Libraries
§ 54.500 Terms and definitions.
§ 54.501 Eligible recipients.
§ 54.502 Eligible services.
§ 54.503 Competitive bidding requirements.
§ 54.504 Requests for services.
§ 54.505 Discounts.
§ 54.506 [Reserved]
§ 54.507 Cap.
§ 54.508 Technology plans.
§ 54.509 Adjustments to the discount matrix.
§ 54.511 Ordering services.
§ 54.513 Resale and transfer of services.
§ 54.514 Payment for discounted service.
§ 54.515 Distributing support.
§ 54.516 Auditing.
§ 54.517 [Reserved]
§ 54.518 Support for wide area networks.
§ 54.519 State telecommunications networks.
§ 54.520 Children's Internet Protection Act certifications required
from recipients of discounts under the federal universal service
support mechanism for schools and libraries.
§ 54.522 [Reserved]
§ 54.523 Payment for the non-discount portion of supported services.
Subpart G--Universal Service Support for Health Care Providers
§ 54.601 Eligibility.
§ 54.603 Competitive bid requirements.
§ 54.604 Existing contracts.
§ 54.605 Determining the urban rate.
§ 54.607 Determining the rural rate.
§ 54.609 Calculating support.
§ 54.611 Distributing support.
§ 54.613 Limitations on supported services for rural health care
providers.
§ 54.615 Obtaining services.
§ 54.617 Resale.
§ 54.619 Audits and recordkeeping.
§ 54.621 Access to advanced telecommunications and information
services.
§ 54.623 Cap.
§ 54.625 Support for services beyond the maximum supported distance
for rural health care providers.
Subpart H--Administration
§ 54.701 Administrator of universal service support mechanisms.
§ 54.702 Administrator's functions and responsibilities.
§ 54.703 The Administrator's Board of Directors.
§ 54.704 The Administrator's Chief Executive Officer.
§ 54.705 Committees of the Administrator's Board of Directors.
§ 54.706 Contributions.
§ 54.707 Audit controls.
§ 54.708 De minimis exemption.
§ 54.709 Computations of required contributions to universal service
support mechanisms.
§ 54.711 Contributor reporting requirements.
§ 54.712 Contributor recovery of universal service costs from end
users.
§ 54.713 Contributors' failure to report or to contribute.
§ 54.715 Administrative expenses of the Administrator.
§ 54.717 Audits of the Administrator.
Subpart I--Review of Decisions Issued by the Administrator
§ 54.719 Parties permitted to seek review of Administrator
decisions.
§ 54.720 Filing deadlines.
§ 54.721 General filing requirements.
§ 54.722 Review by the Wireline Competition Bureau or the
Commission.
§ 54.723 Standard of review.
§ 54.724 Time periods for Commission approval of Administrator
decisions.
§ 54.725 Universal service disbursements during pendency of a
request for review and Administrator decision.
Subpart J--Interstate Access Universal Service Support Mechanism
§ 54.800 Terms and definitions.
§ 54.801 General.
§ 54.802 Obligations of local exchange carriers and the
Administrator.
§ 54.803 Universal service zones.
§ 54.804 Preliminary minimum access universal service support for a
study area calculated by the Administrator.
§ 54.805 Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by
the Administrator.
§ 54.806 Calculation by the Administrator of interstate access
universal service support for areas served by price cap local exchange
carriers.
§ 54.807 Interstate access universal service support.
§ 54.808 Transition provisions and periodic calculation.
§ 54.809 Carrier certification.
Subpart K--Interstate Common Line Support Mechanism for Rate-of-Return
Carriers
§ 54.901 Calculation of Interstate Common Line Support.
§ 54.902 Calculation of Interstate Common Line Support for
transferred exchanges.
§ 54.903 Obligations of rate-of-return carriers and the
Administrator.
§ 54.904 Carrier certification.
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 201, 205, 214, and 254 unless
otherwise noted.
Source: 62 FR 32948, June 17, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A--General Information