FCC Web Documents citing 54.201

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  • and Instructions. First LOI Response to Inquiry 3; Letter from Stacey A. Klinzman, Regulatory Attorney, VCI Company, to Secretary, Federal Communications Commission dated January 16, 2007 (``VCI is a competitive local exchange provider that service[s] primarily low-income, residential customers with federal and state subsidized Lifeline and Link Up services.''). First LOI Response at Exhibits A and B. Id. Id. Section 54.201(d)(1) states that an ETC must offer services using its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another company's service. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1). See 2004 Lifeline Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 8306-7, ¶¶ 5-6. See id., 19 FCC Rcd at 8355, Appendix G (providing that Minnesota has adopted federal eligibility criteria). See Letter from Karen
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  • Bell Atlantic-NJ is in the public interest. Discussion We find that good cause exists to grant the requests from the D.C. and New Jersey Commissions to permit the retroactive distribution of federal universal service support to Bell Atlantic-DC, United-NJ, and Bell Atlantic-NJ. In so doing, we conclude that the D.C. and New Jersey petitions meet the specific requirements of section 54.201(a)(2) for waiver of the requirement that only carriers designated as ETCs may receive federal universal service support after January 1, 1998. Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. As noted by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, however, agency rules are presumed valid. The Commission may exercise its discretion to waive a rule where
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  • Rural Health Care Corporation into USAC. WCB staff again finds that these rules are not necessary in the public interest for the reasons set forth in the Commission's previous review, and thus recommends that the Commission eliminate these sections in the context of ongoing rulemaking proceedings. The staff also recommends that the following provisions be updated: 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.5, 54.201-207, 54.303(b)(4), 54.5, 54.623, 54.901(b)(2), and references to 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.903(a), 54.903(c), 54.903(d), 54.903(e); and that the following provisions for which funding periods have expired be removed: 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.507(a)(1)-(2), 54.604(a)(2). The rules in Part 54 regarding the rural health care and the schools and libraries programs establish universal service mechanisms that ensure that consumers have access to affordable
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  • are essential to inducing consumers to subscribe to telephone service, and also that increasing the number of people connected to the network increases the value of the telecommunications network''); 47 U.S.C. § 254(b). See Smithville Petition at 6-7. Granting Smithville's Petition will not affect the amount of support distributed to other ETCs. 47 U.S.C. § 254(e); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101, 54.201. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1393 Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1393 ç è ò F f , .i ­
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  • Mechanisms Fund Size Projections for the Third Quarter of 2001 (Universal Service Administrative Company, May 2, 2002); Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Fund Size Projections for the Fourth Quarter of 2001 (Universal Service Administrative Company, Aug. 2, 2001). Granting Midwest's Petition will not affect the amount of support distributed to other ETCs. 47 U.S.C. § 254(e); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101, 54.201. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1688 Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1688 2 6 s u h. h. h. h. F c d ¬ Ì ê ´ . ­
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  • has requested the Joint Board examine the Commission's rules relating to high-cost universal service support. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 04-127 (rel. June 8, 2004). In addition, granting Grande's Petition will not affect the amount of support distributed to other ETCs. 47 U.S.C. § 254(e); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101, 54.201. See Western Wireless Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 14691-92, para. 7. See, e.g., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Midwest Wireless Iowa, L.L.C., Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.313(d) and 54.314(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, DA 04-1688, para. 7 (Wireline Compet. Bur., Telecom. Access Policy Div. rel. June 14, 2004); Western Wireless Order,
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  • has requested the Joint Board examine the Commission's rules relating to high-cost universal service support. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 04-127 (rel. June 8, 2004). In addition, granting Centennial's Petition will not affect the amount of support distributed to other ETCs. 47 U.S.C. § 254(e); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101, 54.201. See Rural Task Force Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11319, para. 191. See, e.g., Western Wireless Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 14691-92, para. 7. To facilitate timely payments and to minimize the administrative burden associated with processing those payments, we direct USAC to distribute Centennial's retroactive support payments on a phased-in basis. Specifically, we instruct USAC to pair monthly retroactive
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  • general distribution. One commenter, however, contends that Nextel does not identify media to be used to advertise the supported services. We disagree. In its petitions, Nextel states that it currently advertises the availability of its services, and will do so for each of the supported services on a regular basis, in newspapers, magazines, television, and radio in accordance with section 54.201(d)(2) of the Commission's rules. Moreover, Nextel has committed to specific methods to publicize the availability of Lifeline and Link-Up services and improved service in unserved or underserved areas. Public Interest Analysis We conclude that it is ``consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity,'' as required by section 214(e)(6) of the Act, to designate Nextel as an ETC in the
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  • Cellular Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 1579-580, ¶ 35; Highland Cellular Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 6436-37, ¶¶ 31-32. See Dec. 28 Georgia Amendment. See Advantage Cellular Order at ¶ 23; Highland Cellular Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 6438, ¶ 33. CenturyTel Comments at 5. The Commission has not required such a showing for ETC designation. See 47 CFR § 54.201(d). See generally Virginia Cellular Order; Highland Cellular Order. NASUCA Comments at 4. Verizon observes that competitive ETCs receive universal service support for all customers they serve in the area in which they have ETC status, regardless of whether a customer continues to receive service from the incumbent LEC. Verizon Comments at 4. PSC estimates that it will receive approximately $2,015,664
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  • WITH THE Forbearance ORDER CC Docket No. 96-45 Released Date: November 8, 2005 Comment Date: November 28, 2005 Reply Comment Date: December 11, 2005 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on the compliance plan filed by TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone). The Commission conditionally granted TracFone's request to forbear from the facilities requirement in section 214(e) of the Act and sections 54.201(d)(1) and 54.201(i) of our rules for the purpose of considering its Petitions for ETC Designation for Lifeline support only. The Forbearance Order directed TracFone to submit a plan outlining the measures it will take to implement the conditions imposed by the Forbearance Order. We invite comment on this compliance plan. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules
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  • limitation of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules does not apply to the unique facts of this acquisition because EMC, which owns the acquired lines, has been determined to be a non-carrier by the Utah Commission. Section 54.305 limits the universal service support available to an acquiring carrier when such carrier is acquiring exchanges from another ``carrier.'' Moreover, under section 54.201(a) of the Commission's rules, only ``eligible telecommunications carriers'' are allowed to receive universal service support. We conclude that the term ``carrier'' as used in section 54.305 refers to an ``eligible telecommunications carrier.'' The Utah Commission determined that EMC is not an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) because it is a municipal utility. For this reason, we do not believe that Direct
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of TracFone Wireless, Inc.'s Petition for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i) Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: February 17, 2005 Released: February 17, 2005 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: In this Order, pursuant to section 10(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), we extend by 90 days the date by which the petition
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  • telecommunications carriers may receive support under the Universal Service support mechanism. These rules include the requirements regarding the relinquishment of designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier. Need: These rules ensure that the designation process for eligible telecommunications carriers meets the statutory requirements for the Universal Service support mechanism. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 214(e)(2), 214(e)(4), 214(e)(6), 254(e). Section Numbers and Titles: 54.201 Definition of eligible telecommunications carriers, generally. 54.203 Designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for unserved areas. 54.205 Relinquishment of universal service. 54.207 Service areas. SUBPART D-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR HIGH COST AREAS Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for the High Cost support mechanism. These rules provide requirements for how High Cost support will be calculated and distributed to eligible
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  • areas within a state within a reasonable period of time. USAC should implement this condition consistent with the Commission's orders, as explained above. Please let me know if you require further information or have any questions. Sincerely, Dana R. Shaffer Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, TracFone Wireless, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 6206 (2008) (TracFone ETC Designation Order) (designating TracFone as an ETC for Lifeline support
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  • contact Carol Pomponio, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - Petition for Modification of Public Safety Answering Point Certification Condition by TracFone Wireless, Inc., CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Nov. 21, 2008) (TracFone Petition). Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, TracFone Wireless, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 6206 (2008) (TracFone ETC Designation Order) (designating TracFone as an ETC for Lifeline support
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  • permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. For further information, please contact Elizabeth Valinoti McCarthy, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15098, para. 6 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order). Id. at 15103, para. 18. This condition was re-affirmed in the 2008 order designating TracFone as an ETC in certain jurisdictions. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, TracFone Wireless, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York,
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  • telecommunications carriers may receive support under the Universal Service support mechanism. These rules include the requirements regarding the relinquishment of designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier. Need: These rules ensure that the designation process for eligible telecommunications carriers meets the statutory requirements for the Universal Service support mechanism. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 214(e)(2), 214(e)(4), 214(e)(6), 254(e). Section Number and Title: 54.201 Definition of eligible telecommunications carriers, generally. SUBPART D-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR HIGH-COST AREAS Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for the high-cost support mechanism. These rules provide requirements for how high-cost support will be calculated and distributed to eligible telecommunications providers. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the high-cost program of the universal service support mechanism, these rules ensure
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  • ownership requirement, must require each of its Lifeline customers to self-certify annually that he or she is the head of the household and receives Lifeline-supported service only from TracFone. TracFone must maintain these self-certifications and provide such documentation to the Commission upon request. See Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15103, para. 18, n.50 (2005). Accordingly, verification of continued Lifeline eligibility based on a statistically valid sample of customers does not apply to TracFone. Lifeline Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 8322, para. 33. Id. at 8324, para. 37. Id. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.410(c)(1); see also Deadline for Annual Lifeline Verification
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  • Communications Commission, WC Docket No. 05-337 (filed Aug. 19, 2009) (USAC Aug. 19, 2009 Letter); Letter from Richard A. Belden, Chief Operating Officer, USAC, to Julie Veach, Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, WC Docket Nos. 05-337; 06-122 (filed Aug. 21, 2009) (USAC Aug. 21, 2009 Letter). See USAC Aug. 19, 2009 Letter; see also 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(2). USAC Aug. 19, 2009 Letter at 3. Id. at 4. Id. at 5; see also High-Cost Universal Service Support, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 8834 (2008) (Interim Cap Order); Applications of ALLTEL Corporation, Transferor, and Atlantis Holdings LLC, Transferee For Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses, Leases
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  • (West 2009); Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 86-575, 594 (West 2009); Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§268.086, 710.147 (West 2009); Ohio Rev. Code. Ann. § 1332.01, et seq. (West 2009); 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3014(h) (West 2009); S.C. Code Ann. § 58-9-2600, et seq. (2009); Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-601, et seq. (West 2009); Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 54.201 (2009); Utah Code Ann. § 10-18-201, et seq. (West 2009); Va. Code Ann. §15.2-2160 (West 2009); Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §54.16.330 (West 2009); Wis. Stat. Ann. § 66.0422 (West 2009). The Supreme Court has upheld the legality of regulations restricting municipal provision of broadband service. See Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League, 541 U.S. 125 (2004) (determining that the Communications Act
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  • State of North Carolina; Petition for Limited Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of Tennessee, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 24 FCC Rcd 3381 (2009) (Virgin Mobile ETC Designation Order). Virgin Mobile ETC Designation Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3381, para. 1; see 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A). The Commission also forbore, on its own motion, from section 54.201(a)(1) of the Commission's rules, which mirrors section 214(e) of the Act and requires that ETCs be facilities-based, at least in part. See Virgin Mobile ETC Designation Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3398, para. 46. Virgin Mobile ETC Designation Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3381-82, para. 2. In light of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's determination that it will exercise jurisdiction
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  • public may continue to access previously filed ETC matters under CC Docket No 96-45 in (1) ECFS, the Commission's electronic filing system, or (2) EDOCs, the electronic database containing prior orders, public notices inviting comments and replies, or other matters posted by the Commission. , or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201-54.209. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6); 47 C.F.R. § 54.202. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 160(c); 214; 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.55-1.65; 54.201-54.209. 47 C.F.R. § 54.207. 47 C.F.R. § 54.209; see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 6371 (2005). DRAFT 9/5/2008 Non-Public Information For Internal FCC Use Only PUBLIC NOTICE News Media
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  • telephone service. 47 C.F.R. § 54.401(a)(2). The Link-Up program provides low-income consumers with discounts of up to $30.00 off the initial costs of installing telephone service. 47 C.F.R. § 54.411(a)(1). TracFone is only eligible to receive Lifeline support through the federal universal service fund. Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15098, para. 6 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order). Id. These provisions were adopted in the DTV Consumer Education Report and Order. DTV Consumer Education Initiative, MB Docket No. 07-148, Report and Order, 23 FCC Rcd 4134, App. B (2008) (DTV Consumer Education Report and Order); DTV Consumer Education Initiative, MB Docket No.
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  • permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. For further information, please contact Nicholas A. Degani, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - Petition for Forbearance of PlatinumTel Communications, LLC, WC Docket No. 09-197 (filed July 2, 2010) (Petition); 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201(d)(l), (i). Petition at 2. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet:
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  • See Standing Rock ETC Petition, Certificate of Service. In fact, the South Dakota Commission specifically requested that the Commission review Standing Rock's petition on the merits. South Dakota Commission Comments at 2. Standing Rock ETC Petition at 11-14; see 47 C.F.R. § 54.101. Standing Rock ETC Petition at 15 and Exh. III; see 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1). Standing Rock ETC Petition at 15-16; see 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(B); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(2). Standing Rock ETC Petition at 16; see 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.405(b), 54.411(d). Standing Rock ETC Petition at 19; see 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(a)(1)(i). Standing Rock ETC Petition Exhs. VIII, XI (confidential); see 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(a)(1)(ii). Standing Rock ETC Petition at 22-23; see 47 C.F.R.
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  • that we do not address the merits of ATN's request for a retroactive designation, our decision here should have no bearing on pending state proceedings regarding the appropriate effective date of any ETC designation. AWCC Petition at 2, Attachment B. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). AWCC Petition at 4-7. AWCC Petition at 6; see 47 C.F.R. § 294(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1). 47 U.S.C. § 214 (e)(1)(B); see AWCC Petition at 7. See supra para. 5; see ETC Designation Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 6380, para. 20; see also AWCC Petition at 8-9. RCC Holdings Order, 17 FCC Rcd 23540-44; Alltel Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 20502-03; Interim Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 8862-63. See Interim Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd
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  • Degani, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - Petition for Forbearance of ReCellular, Inc. (``MCA Wireless''), WC Docket No. 09-197 (filed Oct. 13, 2010) (Petition). ReCellular requests forbearance from this requirement as set forth in section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as well as in sections 54.201(d)(1) and 54.201(i) of our rules. See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201(d)(1), (i). Petition at 1-2. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission
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  • A. Degani, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - Petition for Forbearance of AirVoice Wireless, LLC, WC Docket No. 09-197 (filed Dec. 1, 2010) (Petition). AirVoice requests forbearance from this requirement as set forth in section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as well as in sections 54.201(d)(1) and 54.201(i) of our rules. See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201(d)(1), (i). Petition, App. A. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission
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  • (Petition). Because TracFone is a reseller of prepaid wireless services, it may not be designated an eligible telecommunications carrier unless it complies with certain federal conditions. One of those conditions is that TracFone provide its customers with access to basic and E-911 service. See Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15102, para. 16 (2005). In addition, TracFone must seek certification that it complies with this condition from each public safety answering point (PSAP) where it provide Lifeline service; TracFone may self-certify its compliance if, after 90 days, the PSAP has neither certified TracFone's compliance nor affirmatively found that TracFone is not
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  • another carrier's service to be eligible for ETC designation. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1). In the TracFone Forbearance Order, the Commission forbore from the section 214(e)(1) facilities requirement for TracFone, which is a wireless reseller, so that it could be eligible to receive Lifeline support. Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15100, para. 12 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). TracFone ETC Designation Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 6207, para. 1. Id. at 6213, para. 16. Id. at 6212-13, paras. 15-16. The specific concern raised by the National Emergency Numbers Association was that TracFone had ``offer[ed] to cooperate with 9-1-1
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  • Telecommunications Compliance Plan, WC Docket No. 09-197 (filed June 30, 2011) (Compliance Plan). Petition for Forbearance of American Broadband & Telecommunications, WC Docket No. 09-197, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Feb. 25, 2011) (Petition). American Broadband requests forbearance from this requirement as set forth in section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as well as in sections 54.201(d)(1) and 54.201(i) of our rules. See Letter from Tamar E. Finn, Counsel, American Broadband & Telecommunications, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, WC Docket No. 09-197, at 2 (filed Mar. 22, 2011) (American Broadband Appendix); 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201(d)(1), (i). See Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Head Start
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  • Offering Lifeline Service to Qualified Households; Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the District of Columbia for the Limited Purpose of Offering Lifeline Service to Qualified Households, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 24 FCC Rcd 3375 (2009) (TracFone Forbearance Modification Order); Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order). In order to avail itself of the self-certification option, TracFone must first request certification from a public safety answering point (PSAP) within its service area confirming that TracFone provides its customers with access to basic and E911 service. If a PSAP has not provided the certification and
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  • quiet period.4) Tj 1 0 0 1 109.2 373.699 Tm (PlatinumTel Communications, LLC. \(PlatinumTel\), CAL Communications, Inc. and) Tj 1 0 0 1 73.4 360.25 Tm (ReCellular, Inc. each filed a petition requesting that the Commission forbear from applying the) Tj 1 0 0 1 73.2 346.349 Tm (facilities requirement of 47 U.S.C. § 214\(e\)\(1\)\(A of the Act, and section 54.201\(d\)\(1\), \(i\) of the) Tj 1 0 0 1 73.4 332.449 Tm 100 Tz (Commission's rules.5 The statutory date on which PlatinumTel's forbearance petition shall be) Tj 1 0 0 1 77.75 273.149 Tm /OPBaseFont4 10 Tf (Petition to Establish Procedural Requirements to Govern Proceedings for Forbearance Under Section 10 of the) Tj 1 0 0 1 73.4 262.1 Tm 99
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  • Tj 1 0 0 1 67.9 274.85 Tm 105 Tz /OPBaseFont1 10 Tf (§) Tj 1 0 0 1 75.6 276.75 Tm 94 Tz /OPBaseFont2 10 Tf (214\(e\) \(1\) \(A\) and 47 C.F.R.) Tj 1 0 0 1 188.4 274.85 Tm 100 Tz /OPBaseFont1 10 Tf (§) Tj 1 0 0 1 196.3 276.5 Tm 97 Tz /OPBaseFont2 10 Tf (54.201\(i\),) Tj 1 0 0 1 238.55 276.299 Tm 99 Tz /OPBaseFont1 10 Tf (CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd) Tj 1 0 0 1 413.75 276.049 Tm 93 Tz /OPBaseFont2 10 Tf (15095) Tj 1 0 0 1 440.85 276.049 Tm 95 Tz /OPBaseFont1 10 Tf (\(2005\);) Tj 1 0 0 1 473.5 276.049 Tm 92 Tz /OPBaseFont2
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  • ReCellular, Inc. \(MSA Wireless\) Petition for Forbearance,) Tj 1 0 0 1 503.75 78.75 Tm 96 Tz /OPBaseFont3 10 Tf (WC) Tj 1 0 0 1 67.2 67.949 Tm 100 Tz (Docket No. 09-197, Order, 26 FCC Rcd 13788 \(2011\); 47 U.S.C. § 214\(e\)\(1\)\(A\); 47 C.F.R. §) Tj 1 0 0 1 447.6 67.25 Tm 98 Tz /OPBaseFont4 10 Tf (54.201\(d\)\(1\),) Tj 1 0 0 1 503.5 67 Tm 89 Tz /OPBaseFont3 10 Tf (\(i\).) Tj 1 0 0 1 72.95 50.649 Tm 100 Tz /OPBaseFont4 10 Tf (See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,) Tj 1 0 0 1 336 49.949 Tm 99 Tz /OPBaseFont3 10 Tf (GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13) Tj 1 0 0
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  • for Modification Condition Adopted in Commission Order Granting TracFone Forbearance from Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Requirements, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 24 FCC Rcd 7694 (2009). See TracFone Petition at 3; see also 47 C.F.R. § 54.410(c)(2). See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15098, para. 6 (2005) (Forbearance Order). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A). See TracFone Wireless, Inc. Petition for Forbearance, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed June 8, 2004). Forbearance Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 15103, para. 18. Id. Forbearance Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 15098-99, para. 6. TracFone Wireless, Inc. Compliance Plan, CC Docket
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ä DA 11-632 April 7, 2011 Richard A. Belden Chief Operating Officer Universal Service Administrative Company 2000 L St., N.W., Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 Dear Mr. Belden: This letter responds to a request from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) for written guidance regarding the requirement, set forth in section 54.201(d)(2) of the Commission's rules, regarding the scope of eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) obligation to advertise services supported by federal universal service support mechanisms. Specifically, USAC requested guidance regarding whether ETCs ``are required to separately list each [of the nine] supported service(s) enumerated in 47 C.F.R. § 54.101,'' when advertising the availability of such services. The Wireline Competition Bureau sought comment
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  • Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - Petition for Forbearance of American Broadband & Telecommunications, WC Docket No. 09-197, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Feb. 25, 2011) (American Broadband Petition). American Broadband requests forbearance from this requirement as set forth in section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as well as in sections 54.201(d)(1) and 54.201(i) of our rules. See Letter from Tamar E. Finn, Counsel, American Broadband & Telecommunications, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, WC Docket No. 09-197, at 2 (filed Mar. 22, 2011) (American Broadband Appendix); 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201(d)(1), (i). American Broadband Petition at 1-2; American Broadband Appendix. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,
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  • an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier and Transfer of the Alltel Pine Ridge Reservation Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation, WC Docket No. 09-197, Public Notice, 25 FCC Rcd 10800 (2010). The Oglala Sioux Tribe and the South Dakota Telecommunications Association filed comments. AT&T and the Oglala Sioux Tribe filed replies. AT&T Mobility ETC Petition at 1. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201, 54.202. 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(2). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). Id. Section 3 of the Act defines a rural telephone company as a local exchange carrier operating entity to the extent that such entity: (A) provides common carrier service to any local exchange carrier study area that does not include either- (i) any
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  • Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - Petition for Forbearance of Zefcom, LLC d/b/a Telispire PCS, WC Docket No. 09-197 (filed Jan. 13, 2011) (Petition). Telispire requests forbearance from this requirement as set forth in section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as well as in sections 54.201(d)(1) and 54.201(i) of our rules. See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201(d)(1), (i). Petition at I, 1-5, App. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Federal
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  • Tj 1 0 0 1 464.15 449.549 Tm 99 Tz /OPBaseFont3 11 Tf (2011 by Total) Tj 1 0 0 1 70.049 436.849 Tm (Call Mobile, Inc. \(Total Call\), a mobile virtual network operator, for forbearance from the requirement in) Tj 1 0 0 1 70.299 424.149 Tm (section 214\(e\)\(1\)\(A\) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and section 54.201\(d\)\(1\)\(A\) of the) Tj 1 0 0 1 70.049 411.399 Tm (Commission's rules, that eligible telecommunications carriers \(ETCs\) provide service, at least in part,) Tj 1 0 0 1 70.049 398.899 Tm 100 Tz (over their own facilities.' Total Call seeks forbearance to enable it to be designated an ETC for the) Tj 1 0 0 1 70.299 386.199 Tm 98
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  • necessary for any Lifeline service that does not distinguish between toll and non-toll calls in the pricing of service. See Lifeline Reform Order, FCC 12-11 at para. 49. See Section 214(e)(6) Public Notice, 12 FCC Rcd at 22949; see also 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order). See Lifeline Reform Order, FCC 12-11 at para. 368. See i-wireless Forbearance Order, 25 FCC Rcd at 8791, para. 20; see also i-wireless Compliance Plan Order, FCC Rcd at 14510-11, para. 5. See Lifeline Reform Order, FCC 12-11 at para. 383. See Amended Cricket ETC Petition at
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  • is deemed a rural carrier, it continues to receive high-cost support based on embedded costs. The expense adjustment allows those study areas10 with an average unseparated cost per loop that exceeds 115% of the national average to allocate an additional portion of their NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction and to have those costs recovered by 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 The data for 2005 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied for, but not yet received, ETC status. These support amounts have been removed from the 2005 data reported here if the carrier failed to attain ETC status by the time of the filing for the
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  • is deemed a rural carrier, it continues to receive high-cost support based on embedded costs. The expense adjustment allows those study areas10 with an average unseparated cost per loop that exceeds 115% of the national average to allocate an additional portion of their NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction and to have those costs recovered by 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 The data for 2005 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied for, but not yet received, ETC status. These support amounts have been removed from the 2005 data reported here if the carrier failed to attain ETC status by the time of the filing for the
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  • costs. The expense adjustment allows those study areas10 with an average unseparated cost per loop that exceeds 115% of the national average to allocate an additional portion of their NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction and to have those costs recovered by HCLS.11 Table 3.3 shows the percentages of additional NTS costs recovered by HCLS.12 HCLS 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 The data for 2006 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied for, but not yet received, ETC status. These support amounts have been removed from the 2006 data reported here if the carrier failed to attain ETC status by the time of the filing for the
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  • costs. The expense adjustment allows those study areas10 with an average unseparated cost per loop that exceeds 115% of the national average to allocate an additional portion of their NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction and to have those costs recovered by HCLS.11 Table 3.3 shows the percentages of additional NTS costs recovered by HCLS.12 HCLS 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 The data for 2006 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied for, but not yet received, ETC status. These support amounts have been removed from the 2006 data reported here if the carrier failed to attain ETC status by the time of the filing for the
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  • Letter for Study Area Code (ADD) Report of Management on Compliance with Applicable Requirements of 47 C.F.R. Section 54 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules, Regulations and Related Orders Management of (name of telecommunications carrier) is responsible for ensuring that the carrier is in compliance with applicable requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules at 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101, 54.201 -- 54.209, and 54.400 -- 54.417 as well as related FCC Orders. Management has performed an evaluation of the carrier's compliance with the applicable requirements of FCC rules at 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101, 54.201 -- 54.209, and 54.400 -- 54.417, and related FCC Orders with respect to providing discounts to eligible low income consumers and seeking reimbursement from the Universal
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  • Interstate Common Line Support Non-Rural Carriers/ Price-Cap Carriers High-Cost Model Support Interstate Access Support Competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (``ETC''s) receive the same per-line support as the incumbent LEC in whose study area the competitive ETC provides service. Carriers must be designated as ETCs by their state commissions or by the Commission pursuant to section 214(e) of the Act and section 54.201 of the Commission's rules to receive high-cost support. States have the primary responsibility for designating ETCs, and carriers must first check with their state commissions to determine whether the state has jurisdiction over the designation of ETCs. If the state does not have jurisdiction over ETC designations, the carrier may seek designation from the Commission pursuant to section 214(e)(6) of
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  • is deemed a rural carrier, it continues to receive high-cost support based on embedded costs. The expense adjustment allows those study areas10 with an average unseparated cost per loop that exceeds 115% of the national average to allocate an additional portion of their NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction and to have those costs recovered by 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 The data for 2007 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied for, but not yet received, ETC status. These support amounts have been removed from the 2007 data reported here if the carrier failed to attain ETC status by the time of the filing for the
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  • is deemed a rural carrier, it continues to receive high-cost support based on embedded costs. The expense adjustment allows those study areas10 with an average unseparated cost per loop that exceeds 115% of the national average to allocate an additional portion of their NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction and to have those costs recovered by 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 The data for 2007 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied for, but not yet received, ETC status. These support amounts have been removed from the 2007 data reported here if the carrier failed to attain ETC status by the time of the filing for the
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  • asked CETCs to confirm their March 2008 high-cost support amount information with USAC and file any corrections on or before December 31, 2008.10 Table 3.2 compares the annual amounts of support received by ILECs and by CETCs for each support mechanism since the first CETC started receiving support in 1999.11 5 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201, 54.202. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 8834 (2008) (Interim Cap Order). 8 Id. at 8834, para. 1. 9 High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, 73 Fed. Reg. 37882 (July 2, 2008). As discussed
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  • asked CETCs to confirm their March 2008 high-cost support amount information with USAC and file any corrections on or before December 31, 2008.10 Table 3.2 compares the annual amounts of support received by ILECs and by CETCs for each support mechanism since the first CETC started receiving support in 1999.11 5 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201, 54.202. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 8834 (2008) (Interim Cap Order). 8 Id. at 8834, para. 1. 9 High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, 73 Fed. Reg. 37882 (July 2, 2008). As discussed
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  • (West 2009); Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 86-575, 594 (West 2009); Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§268.086, 710.147 (West 2009); Ohio Rev. Code. Ann. § 1332.01, et seq. (West 2009); 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3014(h) (West 2009); S.C. Code Ann. § 58-9-2600, et seq. (2009); Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-52-601, et seq. (West 2009); Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 54.201 (2009); Utah Code Ann. § 10-18-201, et seq. (West 2009); Va. Code Ann. §15.2-2160 (West 2009); Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §54.16.330 (West 2009); Wis. Stat. Ann. § 66.0422 (West 2009). The Supreme Court has upheld the legality of regulations restricting municipal provision of broadband service. See Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League, 541 U.S. 125 (2004) (determining that the Communications Act
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  • because all local loops can be used for making and receiving both intrastate and interstate telephone calls. Historically, the interstate allocation was made using the Subscriber Plant Factor (SPF).9 This factor is now 25% for all companies. Today, only rural carriers10 receive HCLS. Non-rural carriers receive HCMS instead of HCLS. 4 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201, 54.202. 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 6 High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 8834 (2008) (Interim Cap Order). 7 Id. at 8834, para. 1. 8 The data for 2009 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied
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  • because all local loops can be used for making and receiving both intrastate and interstate telephone calls. Historically, the interstate allocation was made using the Subscriber Plant Factor (SPF).9 This factor is now 25% for all companies. Today, only rural carriers10 receive HCLS. Non-rural carriers receive HCMS instead of HCLS. 4 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201, 54.202. 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 6 High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 8834 (2008) (Interim Cap Order). 7 Id. at 8834, para. 1. 8 The data for 2009 are projections. USAC's quarterly filings include projections of support for competitive carriers that have applied
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  • 96-45 ERRATUM Released: November 8, 2010 By the Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: On July 30, 2010, the Commission released an Order, FCC 10-134, in the above-captioned proceeding. This Erratum corrects that Order by replacing the phrase ``section 214(a)'' in footnote 45 with the phrase ``section 214(e)'' and by replacing the phrase ``we forbear from applying section 54.201(d)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1)'' in paragraph 26 with the phrase ``we forbear from applying sections 54.201(d)(1) and (i) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1), (i)'' consistent with the discussion in footnote 17 of the order. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Trent B. Harkrader Chief Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau (continued . . .) For
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  • wires, poles, and other facilities that link each telephone customer's premises to the public switched telephone network. NTS costs are allocated between the state and interstate jurisdictions because all local loops can be used for making and receiving both intrastate and interstate telephone calls. Historically, the interstate allocation was made 5 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201, 54.202. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 High-Cost Universal Service Support, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, ALLTEL Communications, Inc., et al. Petitions for Designation as Eligible Telecommunications Carriers, RCC Minnesota, Inc. and RCC Atlantic, Inc. New Hampshire ETC Designation Amendment, Order, WC 05-337, CC 96-45, 23 FCC Rcd 8834 (2008), aff'd, Rural Cellular Assn. et al. v FCC, 588
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  • wires, poles, and other facilities that link each telephone customer's premises to the public switched telephone network. NTS costs are allocated between the state and interstate jurisdictions because all local loops can be used for making and receiving both intrastate and interstate telephone calls. Historically, the interstate allocation was made 5 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201, 54.202. 6 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 7 High-Cost Universal Service Support, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, ALLTEL Communications, Inc., et al. Petitions for Designation as Eligible Telecommunications Carriers, RCC Minnesota, Inc. and RCC Atlantic, Inc. New Hampshire ETC Designation Amendment, Order, WC 05-337, CC 96-45, 23 FCC Rcd 8834 (2008), aff'd, Rural Cellular Assn. et al. v FCC, 588
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  • of Rep. Bliley). 143 Cong. Rec. H10807 (daily ed. Nov. 13, 1997) (statement of Representative Bliley). Pursuant to section 254(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. § 254(e), after the date on which the Commission's regulations implementing section 254 take effect, ``only an eligible telecommunicatins carrier designated under section 214(e) shall be eligible to receive specific Federal universal service support.'' Section 54.201 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201, provides that beginning January 1, 1998 only an eligible telecommunications carrier shall be eligible to receive universal service support. 143 Cong. Rec. S12568 (daily ed. Nov. 13, 1997) (statement of Sen. McCain). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). Before designating an additional eligible telecommunications carrier for an area served by
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  • protection of the public interest, convenience, and necessity. 47 U.S.C. § 254(b)(7). At the recommendation of the Joint Board, the Commission adopted competitive neutrality as an additional principle for universal service. Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8801-03 paras. 48-51. Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd. at 8858-59 paras. 145-47; 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601, 54.301; see also supra, § III.B. See supra, § III.C. Rural Task Force Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11254 para. 18. The Commission determined in 1997 that federal universal service support for all carriers should be based on the forward-looking economic cost of providing the supported services. Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC
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  • ``Firms with 1,000 employees or more.'' 13 C.F.R. § 121.201, NAICS code 517110. FCC, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Trends in Telephone Service, Table 5.3 (May 2002). Id. Id. 13 C.F.R. § 121.201, NAICS code 517212. FCC, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Trends in Telephone Service, Table 5.3 (May 2002). Id. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201 15 U.S.C. § 632. 5 U.S.C. § 603(c)(1)-(4). See 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(1)(A). See 5 U.S.C. § 604(b). See 5 U.S.C. § 603. The RFA, see 5 U.S.C. § 601-612, has been amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), Pub. L. No. 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 857 (1996). . See 5 U.S.C. § 603(a).
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  • principles into the final E911 rules. See also MSV comments at 19 (recommending the formation of a ``broad-based, cross-industry effort'' to determine E911 solutions for MSS). The chartering of the NRIC is a separate process, outside of this proceeding. Our proposal for the NRIC is subject to approval by the Administrator of the General Services Administration. See 41 C.F.R. §§ 105-54.201-105-54.202. The Commission has in the past directed the NRIC to study other issues and make recommendations. See, e.g., Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability and Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket Nos. 98-147, 96-98, Third Report and Order and Fourth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd 20912, 20992-93 (1999) (requesting
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  • principles into the final E911 rules. See also MSV comments at 19 (recommending the formation of a ``broad-based, cross-industry effort'' to determine E911 solutions for MSS). The chartering of the NRIC is a separate process, outside of this proceeding. Our proposal for the NRIC is subject to approval by the Administrator of the General Services Administration. See 41 C.F.R. §§ 105-54.201-105-54.202. The Commission has in the past directed the NRIC to study other issues and make recommendations. See, e.g., Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced Telecommunications Capability and Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket Nos. 98-147, 96-98, Third Report and Order and Fourth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd 20912, 20992-93 (1999) (requesting
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  • this Part should be modified or repealed because they are no longer necessary in the public interest. Subpart C - Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support. We seek comment on whether there are any state commissions that have not yet designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier a carrier that sought such a designation before January 1, 1998, pursuant to section 54.201(a)(2). If not, it appears that this provision is no longer necessary, and we therefore propose to delete it. We seek comment on this proposal. Subpart D - Universal Service Support for High Cost Areas. Sections 54.303(b)(1) through (3) appear to have expired by their own terms. Nevertheless, we note that these provisions may assist carriers in calculating long term support
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  • but the deposit must be refunded after twelve consecutive months of prompt payment. See id. See AT&T Comments at 2-4; NALA/PCA Comments at 4-5. See AT&T Comments at 2-4. See NALA/PCA Comments at 4-5. 1997 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8971, para. 369. 1997 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8971, para. 369. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1)-(2). 47 C.F.R. § 54.101. See 1997 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8972, para. 370. See Ohio Commission Comments at 6-7. But see NASUCA Reply Comments at 6 (supports prohibiting carriers from marketing vertical services to Lifeline/Link-Up customers but believes those customers should not be barred from ordering vertical services). See Ohio Commission Comments at 6-7. We also note
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  • 214(e)(1), a common carrier designated as an ETC must offer and advertise the services supported by the federal universal service support mechanisms throughout the designated service area, either using its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another carrier's services (including the services offered by another ETC). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1); see 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. See, e.g., Recommended Decision, 19 FCC Rcd at 4266, 4268-70, paras. 22, 27, 30. Id. at 4262-64, paras. 14-18. Id. at 4263-64, 4272-73, paras. 17-18, 38. Under section 214(e)(2), ``[u]pon request and consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, the State commission may, in the case of an area served by a rural telephone company, and shall, in the
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  • U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A). See also First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8875-76, paras. 178-80. For purposes of section 214(e), the term ``facilities'' means any physical components of the telecommunications network that are used in the transmission of routing of the services designated for support under section 245(c)(1). Id. at para. 151. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(B); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(2). See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8875, para. 178. The Commission stated that a pure reseller uses none of its own facilities to serve a customer; rather, such a reseller purchases service from a facilities owner and resells that service to a customer. Id. See id. at 8875-76, para. 179. MSV Supplemental Comments at 2-3. MSV notes
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  • 13768-69, para. 6 (adopting in full the conclusions set forth in the Guam Declaratory Ruling and NPRM). See infra, para. 10. Section 254(e) of the Act provides that ``only an eligible telecommunications carrier designated under section 214(e) shall be eligible to receive specific Federal universal service support.'' 47 U.S.C. § 254(e); see also 47 U.S.C. § 214(e); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. . 47 U.S.C. § 251(h)(2)(A). 47 U.S.C. § 251(h)(2)(B). Mid-Rivers asserts that it satisfies this requirement. Mid-Rivers Petition at 3. Guam Declaratory Ruling and NPRM, 12 FCC Rcd at 6947, para. 38; see Guam Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 13768-69, para. 6 (adopting in full the conclusions set forth in the Guam Declaratory Ruling and NPRM). 47 U.S.C.
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  • 9-11 (RTF White Paper). We also recognize that there are rural communities that are served by non-rural carriers. See RTF White Paper at 8 (stating that both rural and non-rural carriers service rural communities). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A). Id. An entity that offers the supported services exclusively through resale shall not be designated as an ETC. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i). ``Voice grade access'' is defined as a ``functionality that enables a user of telecommunications services to transmit voice communications, including signaling the network that the caller wishes to place a call, and to receive voice communications, including receiving a signal indicating there is an incoming call.'' For the purposes of Part 54, bandwidth for voice grade access should be, at
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i) ))))) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: September 6, 2005 Released: September 8, 2005 By the Commission: Commissioner Abernathy issuing a statement. INTRODUCTION In this Order, we address a petition filed by TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) pursuant to section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act) requesting that
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER KATHLEEN Q. ABERNATHY Re: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i) (CC Docket No. 96-45). I am very pleased to join in today's decision, which will help expand the availability of Lifeline subsidies to low-income users of resold wireless telecommunications services. In the 1996 Act, Congress directed the Commission to ensure that all Americans, ``including low-income consumers,'' have access to telecommunications services and information services. One critical component of the Commission's
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  • ``Firms with 1,000 employees or more.'' 13 C.F.R. § 121.201, NAICS code 517110. FCC, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Trends in Telephone Service, Table 5.3 (May 2002). Id. Id. 13 C.F.R. § 121.201, NAICS code 517212. FCC, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Trends in Telephone Service, Table 5.3 (May 2002). Id. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201 15 U.S.C. § 632. . . . See 5 U.S.C. § 603(c). See Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 398 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir. 2005). Petition for Clarification and/or Reconsideration of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc., CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Jan. 14, 2004); see also Puerto Rico Telephone Company White Paper: Proposed Interim Insular Mechanism, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed
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  • past year. The carrier shall also detail how it attempted to provide service to those potential customers, as set forth in §54.202(a)(1)(A); the number of complaints per 1,000 handsets or lines; certification that it is complying with applicable service quality standards and consumer protection rules; certification that the carrier is able to function in emergency situations as set forth in §54.201(a)(2); certification that the carrier is offering a local usage plan comparable to that offered by the incumbent LEC in the relevant service areas; and certification that the carrier acknowledges that the Commission may require it to provide equal access to long distance carriers in the event that no other eligible telecommunications carrier is providing equal access within the service area.
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  • Id. at 7. Fones4All Forbearance Petition at 2, 9, 11, 13-14, 15. Triennial Review Remand Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 2644, para. 204. Fones4All Forbearance Petition at 13. Id. at 2-4. See Fones4All Reply at 7, 16-17 (citing Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15100-101, paras. 10, 12 (2005) (TracFone)). TracFone, 20 FCC Rcd at 15098-15106, paras. 6-26 (forbearing from section 214(e) of the Act and sections 54.201(d) and 54.201(i) of the Commission's rules). . 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.4 and 1.13. (continued....) Federal Communications Commission FCC 06-145 Federal Communications Commission FCC 06-145 O P Q
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  • forbearance is in the public interest''). 47 U.S.C. § 160(b). To the extent our predictive judgment proves incorrect, carriers can file appropriate petitions with the Commission and the Commission has the option of reconsidering this forbearance ruling. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15099, para. 6 n.25 (2005) (conditionally granting a forbearance petition and stating that if the Commission's ``predictive judgment proves incorrect and these conditions prove to be inadequate safeguards, then parties can file appropriate petitions with the Commission and the Commission has the option of reconsidering the forbearance ruling''); see also Broadband
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  • the expiration date of the prohibition against joint marketing for all BOCs has passed, and the section appeared to have expired by its own terms. No parties oppose our proposal to eliminate this section. We therefore eliminate section 53.101, as set forth in Appendix B. Part 54 - Universal Service Subpart C - Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support. Section 54.201(a)(2) provides a means for state commissions to receive a waiver from the Commission to grant a designation of eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) status to a carrier that filed for such a designation prior to January 1, 1998. The Commission sought comment on whether this provision continues to be necessary and proposed to delete it if it is no longer necessary.
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  • to Section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, for Forbearance from Sections 251(c)(3) and 252(d)(1) in the Anchorage Study Area, WC Docket No. 05-281, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 06-188, n.159 (rel. Jan. 30, 2007); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15099, para. 6, n.25 (2005) (stating that if the Commission's ``predictive judgment proves incorrect and these conditions prove to be inadequate safeguards, then parties can file appropriate petitions with the Commission and the Commission has the option of reconsidering the forbearance ruling''); see also Petition for Forbearance of the Verizon Telephone
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  • Rcd 9292 (Fed.-State Jt. Bd. 2006). See Non-Rural High-Cost Notice, 20 FCC Rcd at 19742-43; Qwest II, 398 F.3d at 1237. 47 U.S.C. § 160. 47 U.S.C. § 160(a). 47 U.S.C. § 160(b). 47 U.S.C. § 160(b). See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 16000 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order); CTIA v. FCC, 330 F.3d 502, 512 (D.C. Cir. 2003). 47 U.S.C. § 254(b)(1)-(7). 47 U.S.C. § 254(b)(3). See, e.g., Rural Task Force Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11251, para. 13 (``The purpose of high-cost universal service support is to help provide access to telecommunications service
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  • and Instructions. First LOI Response to Inquiry 3; Letter from Stacey A. Klinzman, Regulatory Attorney, VCI Company, to Secretary, Federal Communications Commission dated January 16, 2007 (``VCI is a competitive local exchange provider that service[s] primarily low-income, residential customers with federal and state subsidized Lifeline and Link Up services.''). First LOI Response at Exhibits A and B. Id. Id. Section 54.201(d)(1) states that an ETC must offer services using its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another company's service. 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1). See 2004 Lifeline Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 8306-7, ¶¶ 5-6. See id., 19 FCC Rcd at 8355, Appendix G (providing that Minnesota has adopted federal eligibility criteria). See Letter from Karen
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  • Application of the ISP Remand Order, Order, WC Docket No. 03-171, 19 FCC Rcd 20179, 20182, 20189, paras. 10, 27 (2004), petition for review denied, In re Core Communications, Inc., 455 F.3d 267 (D.C. Cir. 2006); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15098-99, para. 16 n.23 (2005). The Commission may waive its rules when good cause is demonstrated. 47 C.F.R. § 1.3; see also WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969) (WAIT Radio), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1027 (1972). The Commission may exercise its discretion to waive a rule
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  • the purpose of being eligible to receive universal service Lifeline support in its licensed service areas in New York, Virginia, Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Delaware, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. In the Forbearance Order, the Commission conditionally granted TracFone's request for forbearance from the facilities-based requirements of section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Act and section 54.201(i) of its rules for the purpose of considering TracFone's petitions for limited ETC designation. The Forbearance Order required that TracFone file a compliance plan with the Commission explaining how TracFone will implement the conditions imposed by the Forbearance Order. TracFone filed its compliance plan on October 11, 2005. Discussion Commission Authority to Perform the ETC Designation TracFone has demonstrated that,
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  • 1986) (``[W]here different terms are used in a single piece of legislation, the Court must presume that Congress intended the terms have different meanings.''). Some of the Commission's current rules, including sections 54.307(a) and 54.309(a), provide that ETCs ``shall receive'' universal service support if certain conditions are met. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 54.307(a), 54.309(a). But see 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d) (``A common carrier designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier . . . shall be eligible to receive universal service support in accordance with section 254[.]'') (emphasis added). These rules, which were never intended to mandate support to all ETCs, unduly narrow the Commission's discretion under the statute, which states merely that ETCs ``shall be eligible'' to receive such support. 47
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  • 160(c) from Application of the ISP Remand Order, Order, WC Docket No. 03-171, 19 FCC Rcd 20179, 20182, 20189, paras. 10, 27 (2004), petition for review denied, Core Communications, Inc., 455 F.3d 267 (D.C. Cir. 2006); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15098-99, para. 16 n.23 (2005). See, e.g., Letter from Ann Berkowitz, Associate Director, Federal Regulatory, Verizon, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, WC Docket Nos. 07-21, 07-139, 07-204, 07-273 (filed Aug. 8, 2008); Letter from Lynn Starr, Vice President - Federal Regulatory, Qwest, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, WC Docket
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  • 160(c) from Application of the ISP Remand Order, Order, WC Docket No. 03-171, 19 FCC Rcd 20179, 20182, 20189, paras. 10, 27 (2004), petition for review denied, Core Communications, Inc., 455 F.3d 267 (D.C. Cir. 2006); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15098-99, para. 16 n.23 (2005). See 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) (deeming the petition granted as of the forbearance deadline if the Commission does not deny the petition within the time period specified in the statute); 47 C.F.R. § 1.03(a) (``[T]he Commission may, on its own motion or on motion by any
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  • C.F.R. § 1.103, this order SHALL BE effective upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Marlene H. Dortch Secretary See Petition for Modification of Public Safety Answering Point Certification Condition by TracFone Wireless, Inc., CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Nov. 21, 2008) (TracFone Petition); see also Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, TracFone Wireless, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 6206 (2008) (TracFone ETC Designation Order) (designating TracFone as an ETC for Lifeline support
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  • IS ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 4(i), 10, 214, and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 160, 214, and 254, the petition for forbearance filed by Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. on December 5, 2007, IS GRANTED subject to the conditions set forth above and, on our own motion, we forbear from enforcing section 54.201(1)(d) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(1)(d), as discussed above. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in section 214(e)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6), Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. IS DESIGNATED AN ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER eligible only for Lifeline support in its licensed service areas in New York, Virginia,
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  • I hope we will consider comprehensive reform, and I look forward to working with my Commission colleagues to develop a thoughtful, practical, and pragmatic universal service program that is appropriately tailored for the future of communications. A carrier must be designated as an ETC to receive federal universal service high-cost support, including LSS. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.125, 54.301. Coalition for Equity in Switching Support Petition for Clarification, CC Docket Nos. 80-286 and 96-45 (filed Jan. 8, 2009) (Coalition Petition). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.1 et seq. 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(f). 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(f), (j). See 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(f). Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, 110
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  • Commission determines that such forbearance will promote competition among providers of telecommunications services, that determination may be the basis for a Commission finding that forbearance is in the public interest.'' Id. § 160(b). Id. § 160(a); see, e.g., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15099, para. 6 n.25 (2005), modified in part, 24 FCC Rcd 3375 (2009). Under section 10, the Commission may forbear on its own motion. See 47 U.S.C. § 160(a). If the statutory criteria are met, the Commission is compelled to forbear just as if it were responding to a carrier's petition.
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  • IN PART to the extent discussed herein and conditioned on fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order and otherwise DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 4(i), 4(j), 10, 214, and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 214, 254, we forbear from applying sections 54.201(d)(1) and 54.201(i) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1), (i), to i-wireless Telecom, LLC to the extent discussed herein and conditioned on fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 1.103(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.103(a), this order SHALL BE effective upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Marlene
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  • Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 9015, para. 449 (1997) (Universal Service First Report and Order) (subsequent history omitted); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-46, Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 20106, 20114­15, para. 19 (1999) (Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration). 647 U.S.C. §214(e)(1); 47 C.F.R. §54.201(d)(1). Because a carrier need not be an ETC to participate in the schools and libraries or rural health care universal service programs, a carrier need not offer service over its own facilities to receive support from those programs. Seesupranote 5. 7See47 C.F.R. §54.407(b)­(c). ETCs designated for thelimited purpose of participating in the Lifeline program, in contrast, may only receive Lifeline
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  • Line Up, LLC IS GRANTED to the extent discussed herein and conditioned on fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 4(i), 4(j), 10, 214, and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 214, 254, we forbear from applying section 54.201(d)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1), to Head Start Telecom, Inc., Consumer Cellular, Inc., Midwestern Telecommunications Inc., and Line Up, LLC to the extent discussed herein and conditioned on fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 1.102(b)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.102(b)(1), this order SHALL
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  • Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 9015, para. 449 (1997) (Universal Service First Report and Order) (subsequent history omitted); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-46, Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 20106, 20114­15, para. 19 (1999) (Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration). 647 U.S.C. §214(e)(1); 47 C.F.R. §54.201(d)(1). Because a carrier need not be an ETC to participate in the schools and libraries or rural health care universal service programs, a carrier need not offer service over its own facilities to receive support from those programs. Seesupranote 5. 7See47 C.F.R. §54.407(b)­(c). ETCs designated for the limited purpose of participating in the Lifeline program, in contrast, may only receive
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  • IN PART to the extent discussed herein and conditioned on fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order and otherwise DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 4(i), 4(j), 10, 214, and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 214, 254, we forbear from applying sections 54.201(d)(1) and (i) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1), (i), to Conexions, LLC to the extent discussed herein and conditioned on fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 1.102(b)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.102(b)(1), this order SHALL BE effective upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Marlene H.
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  • Tribal areas, low-income consumers may receive discounts of up to an additional $70 off the connection charge. 47 C.F.R. §54.411(a)(3). 547 U.S.C. §254(e). 6See47 C.F.R. §54.407(b)­(c). ETCs designated for the limited purpose of participating in the Lifeline program, in contrast, may only receive Lifeline support. 7SeePetition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. §214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order); Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. Petition for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York; Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the Commonwealth of Virginia; Petition for Limited Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications
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  • LSS mechanism, an incumbent LEC serving 50,000 or fewer lines in a study area may recover a portion of its switching costs through receipt of federal universal service high-cost support. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. A carrier must be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) to receive federal universal service support, including LSS. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. Currently, all incumbent LECs are ETCs. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.125(j) and 54.301(a)(2)(ii). Together, these provisions are known as the ``one-way rule.'' The Commission has pending several proceedings related to comprehensive reform of high-cost universal service support, including LSS. See High-Cost Universal Service Support, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Notice of Proposed
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  • Comments at 20-21 (asserting that to the extent that ETCs are not meeting their outreach obligations, better enforcement, not more onerous requirements, is the solution). See Nebraska Public Service Commission Comments at 7 (``Carriers are in the best position to advertise as they already utilize advertisement in the normal course of business.''). See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(B); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(2). (last visited Oct. 13, 2010). See, e.g., Sprint Nextel Reply Comments at 10 (detailing the carrier's various outreach strategies); YourTel comments at 4 (describing a ``pull strategy,'' where a carrier's marketing efforts ``pull'' consumers to the product). See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(2), (e)(6) (delegates to state commissions the primary responsibility for performing ETC designations; however, the Commission, upon request, can
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  • on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 9015, para. 449 (1997) (Universal Service First Report and Order) (subsequent history omitted); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-46, Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 20106, 20114-15, para. 19 (1999) (Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d). See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(a). See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(a). See 47 U.S.C. § 153(37) (defining ``rural telephone company''). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); see also 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(b). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); Virginia Cellular, LLC Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier for the Commonwealth of Virginia, CC Docket No.
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  • fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order and otherwise DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 4(i), 4(j), 10, 214, and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 214, 254, we forbear from applying section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 54.201(d)(1) and (i) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d)(1), (i), to PlatinumTel Communications, LLC, CAL Communications, Inc. and ReCellular, Inc. to the extent discussed herein and conditioned on fulfillment of the obligations set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 1.102(b)(1) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.102(b)(1), this order SHALL BE effective
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  • to provide such services. 47 U.S.C. § 254(e) (emphasis added). In establishing the rules governing the designation and responsibilities of ETCs pursuant to section 214(e), we have long defined the term ``facilities'' to mean ``any physical components of the telecommunications network that are used in the transmission or routing of the services that are designated for support.'' 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(e); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 8813, para. 67 (1997) (Universal Service First Report and Order) (subsequent history omitted). See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, CC Docket
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  • the first year after implementation of section 254. See 2010 Universal Service Monitoring Report at Chart 2-2. . Support levels grew from an inflation-adjusted $819 million in 2002 to $927 million in 2004. See 2010 Universal Service Monitoring Report at Chart 2-2. See, e.g., Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order); TracFone ETC Designation Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 6206; Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. Petition for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York; Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the Commonwealth of
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  • Service, TracFone Wireless, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York, et al., CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 23 FCC Red 6206, 6214-15, para. 21 (2008) (TracFone ETC Designation Order); See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Petition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(i), CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 15095, 15098, para. 6 (2005) (TracFone Forbearance Order) Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. Petition for Forbearance from 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(A); Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of New York; Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Petition for Designation as an
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  • changes that reflect the growing role of Lifeline-only ETCs in today's marketplace. We seek further comment in the attached FNPRM on additional proposal to streamline the process of becoming a Lifeline-only service provider. First, we modify the definition of ``eligible telecommunications carrier'' in section 54.5 of our rules to include not just ETCs designated by the states pursuant to section 54.201, but to include all ETCs designated pursuant to our rules. This modification is necessary because section 214 of the Act, and our rules provide for designation of ETCs by the states and by the Commission. Furthermore this modification conforms the rule to the Commission's consistent use of the term since it was given specific authority to designate ETCs by Congress
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  • on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 9015 para. 449 (1997) (Universal Service First Report and Order) (subsequent history omitted); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 20106, 20114-15, para. 19 (1999) (Fourteenth Order on Reconsideration). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(d). See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(a). See 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(a). See 47 U.S.C. § 153(44) (defining ``rural telephone company''). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); see also 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(b). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5); Virginia Cellular, LLC Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier for the Commonwealth of Virginia, CC Docket No.
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  • incentive to manage the network in the most efficient manner and to safeguard the integrity and reliability of all services on the network"). 400 The rechartering of NRIC as NRIC V is a separate process, outside of this proceeding. Our proposal for NRIC V is subject to approval by the Administrator of the General Services Administration. See 41 C.F.R. §§ 105-54.201 ­105-54.202. 401 We note that we sought comment in the Advanced Services First Report and Order and FNPRM on whether we should empower any third party, whose assistance we solicited in spectrum compatibility and management matters, to develop binder group management procedures and resolve disputes between carriers over the existence of disturbers in shared facilities. 14 FCC Rcd at 4804-05,
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  • own resources, federal support would support the difference in accordance with the benchmark methodology described above in section IV(B)(3). We seek comment on this proposal. Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-119 285 Only ETCs, as defined under the 1996 Act and the Commission's rules, are eligible to receive federal universal service support. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 214(e), 254(e); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 286 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). 287 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). 288 See Second Recommended Decision, 13 FCC Rcd at 24755-56, paras. 24-26, 24759-61, paras. 36-40. 54 112. We also seek comment on whether wireless lines should be included in the calculation of a state's ability to support universal service. If commenters believe that wireless lines should be included, we seek
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  • every incentive to manage the network in the most efficient manner and to safeguard the integrity and reliability of all services on the network''). The rechartering of NRIC as NRIC V is a separate process, outside of this proceeding. Our proposal for NRIC V is subject to approval by the Administrator of the General Services Administration. See 41 C.F.R. §§ 105-54.201 -105-54.202. We note that we sought comment in the Advanced Services First Report and Order and FNPRM on whether we should empower any third party, whose assistance we solicited in spectrum compatibility and management matters, to develop binder group management procedures and resolve disputes between carriers over the existence of disturbers in shared facilities. 14 FCC Rcd at 4804-05, para.
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  • and Instructions. First LOI Response to Inquiry 3; Letter from Stacey A. Klinzman, Regulatory Attorney, VCI Company, to Secretary, Federal Communications Commission dated January 16, 2007 ("VCI is a competitive local exchange provider that service[s] primarily low-income, residential customers with federal and state subsidized Lifeline and Link Up services."). First LOI Response at Exhibits A and B. Id. Id. Section 54.201(d)(1) states that an ETC must offer services using its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another company's service. 47 C.F.R. S: 54.201(d)(1). See 2004 Lifeline Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 8306-7, P:P: 5-6. See id., 19 FCC Rcd at 8355, Appendix G (providing that Minnesota has adopted federal eligibility criteria). See Letter from Karen
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  • "eligible telecommunications carrier" below and does not meet the definition of an "incumbent local exchange carrier" in §51.5 of this chapter. Contributor. The term "contributor" shall refer to an entity required to contribute to the universal service support mechanisms pursuant to §54.703. Eligible telecommunications carrier. "Eligible telecommunications carrier" means a carrier designed as such by a state commission pursuant to §54.201. High Cost and Low Income Committee. The term "High Cost and Low Income Committee" shall refer to a committee of the Board of Directors of the Administrator's independent subsidiary that will have the power to bind the independent subsidiary's Board of Directors on issues relating to the administration of the high cost and low-income support mechanisms, as described in §69.615.
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  • support programs, and shall not disclose such data in company-specific form unless directed to do so by the Commission. _____________________ 1. See 47 C.F.R. 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(A). 2. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 62 Fed. Reg. 32862 (rel. May 8, 1997) (Universal Service Order). 3. Universal Service Order at para. 866. 4. 47 C.F.R. 54.201(a)(1). 5. Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. and Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 97-21 and 96-45, FCC 97-253, Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration, (rel. July 18, 1997) (NECA Order). 6. NECA Order at para. 30. 7. NECA Order at paras. 33-40. 8. NECA Order at paras.
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  • own resources, federal support would support the difference in accordance with the benchmark methodology described above in section IV(B)(3). We seek comment on this proposal. Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-119 285 Only ETCs, as defined under the 1996 Act and the Commission's rules, are eligible to receive federal universal service support. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 214(e), 254(e); 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 286 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). 287 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). 288 See Second Recommended Decision, 13 FCC Rcd at 24755-56, paras. 24-26, 24759-61, paras. 36-40. 54 112. We also seek comment on whether wireless lines should be included in the calculation of a state's ability to support universal service. If commenters believe that wireless lines should be included, we seek
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  • adopted herein may only affect those requirements in a marginal way, we incorporate by reference paragraphs 938-942 and 968-976 of the Universal Service Order, which describe those requirements and provide the following analysis of the new requirements adopted herein.73 Under the rules adopted herein, we eliminate the requirement that a telecommunications carrier must be an eligible telecommunications carrier under section 54.201(a)(3) of the Commission's rules in order to receive a credit against its universal service contribution obligation for serving eligible health care providers. This revision will benefit health care providers by expanding the category of telecommunications carriers that can benefit from universal service support mechanisms, and, thus, promote competition among carriers serving eligible health care providers. As a result of this
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  • every incentive to manage the network in the most efficient manner and to safeguard the integrity and reliability of all services on the network''). The rechartering of NRIC as NRIC V is a separate process, outside of this proceeding. Our proposal for NRIC V is subject to approval by the Administrator of the General Services Administration. See 41 C.F.R. §§ 105-54.201 -105-54.202. We note that we sought comment in the Advanced Services First Report and Order and FNPRM on whether we should empower any third party, whose assistance we solicited in spectrum compatibility and management matters, to develop binder group management procedures and resolve disputes between carriers over the existence of disturbers in shared facilities. 14 FCC Rcd at 4804-05, para.
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  • Bell Atlantic-NJ is in the public interest. Discussion We find that good cause exists to grant the requests from the D.C. and New Jersey Commissions to permit the retroactive distribution of federal universal service support to Bell Atlantic-DC, United-NJ, and Bell Atlantic-NJ. In so doing, we conclude that the D.C. and New Jersey petitions meet the specific requirements of section 54.201(a)(2) for waiver of the requirement that only carriers designated as ETCs may receive federal universal service support after January 1, 1998. Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. As noted by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, however, agency rules are presumed valid. The Commission may exercise its discretion to waive a rule where
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  • of Rep. Bliley). 143 Cong. Rec. H10807 (daily ed. Nov. 13, 1997) (statement of Representative Bliley). Pursuant to section 254(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. § 254(e), after the date on which the Commission's regulations implementing section 254 take effect, ``only an eligible telecommunicatins carrier designated under section 214(e) shall be eligible to receive specific Federal universal service support.'' Section 54.201 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.201, provides that beginning January 1, 1998 only an eligible telecommunications carrier shall be eligible to receive universal service support. 143 Cong. Rec. S12568 (daily ed. Nov. 13, 1997) (statement of Sen. McCain). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(6). Before designating an additional eligible telecommunications carrier for an area served by
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  • will be permitted to treat their contributions as an exogenous cost change. Incumbent LECs not subject to federal price cap regulation will be permitted to recover their contributions by increasing their carrier common line revenue requirement ( 830). Eligibility to Receive Federal Universal Service Support By January 1, 1998: * State commissions must designate eligible carriers pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 54.201-.203 (135). * State commissions must designate service areas consistent with 47 C.F.R. 54.207 ( 184). Beginning January 1, 1998: * Only eligible telecommunications carriers designated by state commissions pursuant to the criteria in section 214(e) of the Communications Act will be eligible to receive high cost, low income, and most rural health care universal service support ( 130). * Eligible
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  • unweighted DEM factors are shown in section 8 of this report. The DEM factors were frozen in 2001 for a five year period. See Jurisdictional Separations Reform and Referral to the Federal-State Joint Board, Report and Order, CC Docket No. 80-286, FCC 01-162, 16 FCC Rcd 11382 (2001) (Separations Freeze Order). 31 47 C.F.R. § 54.301(e)(2)(iv). 32 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 3 - 9 an ETC will receive high cost support that is determined by the number of lines it serves, the support per line received by the ILEC against which it is competing, and the degree to which it uses its own facilities to provide its services.33 All of the universal service support mechanisms are administered by USAC, an independent
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  • service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, LTS is merged into ICLS. 3 The 2004 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. 4 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 3 - 2 exchange carriers (ILECs) and by CLECs for each support mechanism since the first CLEC started receiving support in 1999.6 Historically, HCLS was provided to all ILECs based on their embedded costs. Such support provides assistance for non-traffic sensitive (NTS) local loop costs -- a term that refers to the costs of outside
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  • to Lockheed Martin Corporation to operate and launch a Radionavigation-Satellite Service space station aboard Telesat Canada Corporation ANIK-F1R satellite. Action by: Acting Chief, Satellite Division, International Bureau. Adopted: 09/08/2005 by O&A. (DA No. 05-2424). IB [55]DA-05-2424A1.doc [56]DA-05-2424A1.pdf [57]DA-05-2424A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE, PETITION OF TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. FOR FORBEARANCE FROM 47 U.S.C. SECTION 214(E)(1)(A) AND 47 C.F.R. SECTION 54.201(I). Granted TracFone forbearance from the requirement for eligible telecom carrier designation for Lifeline support only. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 09/06/2005 by ORDER. (FCC No. 05-165). WCB [58]FCC-05-165A1.doc [59]FCC-05-165A2.doc [60]FCC-05-165A1.pdf [61]FCC-05-165A2.pdf [62]FCC-05-165A1.txt [63]FCC-05-165A2.txt SECTION 68.4(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES GOVERNING HEARING AID-COMPATIBLE TELEPHONES; CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 20.19(C)(3)(I)(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES.
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  • and Instructions. First LOI Response to Inquiry 3; Letter from Stacey A. Klinzman, Regulatory Attorney, VCI Company, to Secretary, Federal Communications Commission dated January 16, 2007 ("VCI is a competitive local exchange provider that service[s] primarily low-income, residential customers with federal and state subsidized Lifeline and Link Up services."). First LOI Response at Exhibits A and B. Id. Id. Section 54.201(d)(1) states that an ETC must offer services using its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another company's service. 47 C.F.R. S: 54.201(d)(1). See 2004 Lifeline Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 8306-7, P:P: 5-6. See id., 19 FCC Rcd at 8355, Appendix G (providing that Minnesota has adopted federal eligibility criteria). See Letter from Karen
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  • wants to fill the gap, or at least wants to consider doing so. A Texas statute stands in the way. It requires those seeking to provide local exchange telephone service, basic local telecommunications service, or switched-access service to obtain a particular type of certificate. See Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act of 1995 3.251(c) (codified at Tex. Util. Code Ann. 54.001, 54.201-.202 (West 1998) ("Texas Utility Act").[1]^(1) This 1995 Texas law also renders municipalities ineligible for the certificates and forbids them from selling, "directly or indirectly," telecommunications services to the public. Id. 3.251(d). Thwarted on the State front, the city of Abilene turned to the Federal Communications Commission. The city petitioned for a declaratory ruling that a provision in the Telecommunications Act
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  • * Cricket Communications, Inc. Public Notice: 10/5/2011, Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a compliance plan filed by Cricket Communications for implementation of conditions for forbearance from the service area conformance requirement. [65]Word [66]PDF * PlatinumTel, LLC Order: 9/23/2011, The Commission grants PlatinumTel, CAL Communications and ReCellular. forbearance from the facilities requirement of sec 214(e)(1)(A) of the Act and sec 54.201(d), (i) of the Commissions rules for eligibility to be designated a limited ETC for Lifeline program. [67]Word [68]PDF * Low Income Disbursement Public Notice: 9/23/2011, The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a USAC proposal for disbursing USF low-income support based on ETCs actual monthly support claims rather than projected monthly support claims. [69]Word [70]PDF * Budget Prepay, Inc. Public
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  • consistent with this order. [457]Word [458]PDF 9/28/2011 2012 Eligible Service List Order: In this order, we release the eligible services list for funding year 2012 for the schools and libraries universal service program. [459]Word [460]PDF 9/23/2011 PlatinumTel, LLC Order: The Commission grants PlatinumTel, CAL Communications and ReCellular. forbearance from the facilities requirement of sec 214(e)(1)(A) of the Act and sec 54.201(d), (i) of the Commissions rules for eligibility to be designated a limited ETC for Lifeline program. [461]Word [462]PDF 9/23/2011 Low Income Disbursement Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a USAC proposal for disbursing USF low-income support based on ETCs actual monthly support claims rather than projected monthly support claims. [463]Word [464]PDF 9/23/2011 All Saints Elementary School Order: