§  69.124   Interconnection charge.

   (a) Until December 31, 2001, local exchange carriers not subject to
   price cap regulation shall assess an interconnection charge expressed
   in dollars and cents per access minute upon all interexchange carriers
   and upon all other persons using the telephone company switched access
   network.

   (b) If the use made of the local exchange carrier's switched access
   network includes the local switch, but not local transport, the
   interconnection charge assessed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this
   section shall be computed by subtracting entrance facilities,
   tandem-switched transport, direct-trunked transport, and dedicated
   signalling transport revenues, as well as any interconnection charge
   revenues that the local exchange carrier anticipates will be reassigned
   to other, facilities-based rate elements in the future, from the part
   69 transport revenue requirement, and dividing by the total interstate
   local switching minutes.

   (c) If the use made of the local exchange carrier's switched access
   network includes local transport, the interconnection charge to be
   assessed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall be computed by
   dividing any interconnection charge revenues that the local exchange
   carrier anticipates will be reassigned to other, facilities-based rate
   elements in the future by the total interstate local transport minutes,
   and adding thereto the per minute amount calculated pursuant to
   paragraph (b) of this section.

   [ 62 FR 66030 , Dec. 17, 1997, as amended at  66 FR 59732 , Nov. 30, 2001]