FCC Web Documents citing 51.907

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  • all call signaling, and requires intermediate carriers to pass this signaling information, unaltered, to the next provider in a call path. See ICC/USF Transformation Order at paras. 719-720; see also47 C.F.R. §64.1601(a). 33The transition to a bill-and-keep methodology for most terminating charges is nine years for rate-of-return carriers. See ICC/USF Transformation Orderat para. 801 & Figure 9. See also47 C.F.R. §§51.907, 51.909. 34September 2011NARUC Letterat 2. 35This could include, inter alia, unreasonable delay to connect a call, as manifested by prolonged silence ("dead air") and/or prolonged ringing in advance of the called phone being alerted. Prolonged ringing occurs when callers are provided with prolonged audible ringing well before the called party's phone has even been alerted. This causes a caller to
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  • No. 09-51, WT Docket No. 10-208 (May 30, 2012). Id. See Petition for Expedited Waiver filed by National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., WC Docket Nos. 05-337, 10-90; WCB/Pricing File No. 12-08, at 1 (filed June 1, 2012) (NECA Petition). 47 C.F.R. § 51.909(b)(2)(ii). 47 C.F.R. § 51.917(e). USF/Transformation Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 17957, para. 851. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.907, 51.909, 51.915, 51.917. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.915(c), 51.917(b)(7). Section 51.915(c) provides that for price cap carriers, all of the components that comprise the 2011 price cap carrier base period revenue are based on revenues received (or collected) by March 31, 2012. For rate-of-return carriers, section 51.917(b)(7) requires the portion of the 2011 rate of return base period revenue that
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  • Id., paras. 933-75; 47 C.F.R. § 51.913. 47 C.F.R. § 51.913. Id., para. 944 (``Default charges for `toll' VoIP-PSTN traffic will be equal to interstate access rates applicable to non-VoIP traffic, both in terms of the rate level and rate structure'') (emphasis added and footnote omitted). Id., paras. 963-64. Id., para. 963. Id., para. 804; see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.907, 51.909. 76 FR 73830 (Nov. 29, 2011). See Letter from John T. Nakahata, Counsel to General Communications Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, GN Docket No. 09-51 at 2-4 (filed Dec. 19, 2011). USF/ICC Transformation Order, para. 949 n.1919. Under the transition, certain intrastate access rates are reduced to the level of interstate rates in the first two steps.
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  • intermediate carriers to pass this signaling information, unaltered, to the next provider in a call path. See ICC/USF Transformation Order at paras. 719-720; see also 47 C.F.R. § 64.1601(a). The transition to a bill-and-keep methodology for most terminating charges is nine years for rate-of-return carriers. See ICC/USF Transformation Order at para. 801 & Figure 9. See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.907, 51.909. September 2011 NARUC Letter at 2. This could include, inter alia, unreasonable delay to connect a call, as manifested by prolonged silence (``dead air'') and/or prolonged ringing in advance of the called phone being alerted. Prolonged ringing occurs when callers are provided with prolonged audible ringing well before the called party's phone has even been alerted. This causes a
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  • sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, this order IS HEREBY ADOPTED as described above. 15. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 1.3 of the Commissions rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.3, and pursuant to authority delegated in sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, sections 69.3(a), 51.907(b), and 51.909(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.3(a), , 51.907(b), 51.909(b), ARE WAIVED for the limited purpose specified in paragraph 2 supra. 16. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 1.3 of the Commissions rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.3, and pursuant to authority delegated in sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91,
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  • TRP Spreadsheets and Workpapers ARC Spreadsheet The ARC spreadsheet demonstrates the calculations necessary to arrive at an ARC rate for filing carriers. This is a new spreadsheet in the TRP created to comply with section 51.915(e) of the Commission's rules. 2. Access Reduction Spreadsheet The Access Reduction spreadsheet identifies the rates that are required to be reduced pursuant to section 51.907(b)-(g) of the Commission's rules and calculates the amount of the reductions. The spreadsheets also show the calculation of a price cap ILEC's eligible recovery pursuant to section 51.915(d) of the Commission's rules. This is a new spreadsheet in the TRP created to comply with sections 51.907 (b)-(g) and 51.915(d) of the Commission's rules. 3. Reciprocal Compensation Spreadsheet The Reciprocal Compensation
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  • not be read as the only approaches that can be used to transition intrastate switched access rates to interstate switched access rates. In considering alternative rate and rate structure approaches to reducing intrastate switched access rates, the overarching principle is compliance with the requirement that a carrier reduce its overall intrastate switched access rates by the amount calculated in section 51.907(b)(2) (for price cap carriers) or 51.909(b)(2) (for rate-of-return carriers) of the Commission's rules. Thus, we now clarify that a carrier required to make intrastate rate reductions in 2012 may increase individual intrastate switched access rate element levels to levels above comparable interstate rate element levels in 2012 without violating the prohibition on raising intrastate switched access rates as long as
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  • as follows: Authority: Sections 1-5, 7, 201-05, 207-09, 218, 220, 225-27, 251-54, 256, 271, 303(r), and 332, of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and section 706 of the Telecommunication Act of 1996, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151-55, 157, 201-05, 207-09, 218, 220, 225-227, 251-254, 256, 271, 303(r), 332, 1302, 47 U.S.C. 157 note, unless otherwise noted. Revise § 51.907 (b)(2)(v) and (b)(2)(vi), add (b)(3), revise (c)(1), remove and reserve (c)(3), and add (c)(4), as follows: § 51.907 Transition of price cap carrier access charges. * * * * * (b) * * * (2) * * * (v) A Price Cap Carrier may elect to apply its interstate access rate structure and interstate rates to Transitional Intrastate Access Service.
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  • a state commission pursuant to §51.705, the state commission shall require carriers to make adjustments to past compensation. * * * §51.717 [Removed and Reserved] Remove and reserve §51.717. Add new subpart J to part 51 to read as follows: Subpart J-Transitional Access Service Pricing Sec. 51.901 Purpose and Scope of transitional access service pricing rules. 51.903 Definitions. 51.905 Implementation. 51.907 Transition of Price Cap Carrier access charges. 51.909 Transition of Rate-of-Return carrier access charges. 51.911 Reciprocal compensation rates for CLECs. 51.913 Transition for VoIP-PSTN traffic. 51.915 Revenue recovery for Price Cap carriers 51.917 Revenue recovery for Rate of Return carriers 51.919 Reporting and Monitoring § 51.901 Purpose and scope of transitional access service pricing rules. (a) The purpose of this