§  36.156   Interexchange Cable and Wire Facilities (C&WF)--Category
3--apportionment procedures.

   (a) An average interexchange cable and wire facilities cost per
   equivalent interexchange telephone circuit kilometer for all circuits
   in Category 3 is determined and applied to the equivalent interexchange
   telephone circuit kilometer counts of each of the classes of circuits.

   (b) The cost of C&WF applicable to this category shall be directly
   assigned where feasible. If direct assignment is not feasible, cost
   shall be apportioned between the state and interstate jurisdiction on
   the basis of conversation-minute kilometers as applied to toll message
   circuits, etc.

   (c) Effective July 1, 2001, through December 31, 2024, all study areas
   shall directly assign Category 3 Interexchange Cable and Wire
   Facilities C&WF where feasible. All study areas shall apportion the
   non-directly assigned costs in Category 3 equipment to the
   jurisdictions using the relative use measurements, as specified in
   paragraph (b) of this section, during the twelve-month period ending
   December 31, 2000.

   [ 58 FR 44905 , Aug. 25, 1993, as amended at  66 FR 33206 , June 21, 2001;
    71 FR 65746 , Nov. 9, 2006;  75 FR 30301 , June 1, 2010;  76 FR 30841 , May
   27, 2011;  79 FR 36237 , June 26, 2014]