FCC Web Documents citing 54.315

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  • determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. Specifically, the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of CenturyTel as a separate service area. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining CenturyTel's service area to the wire center level is consistent with CenturyTel's recent election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules. In accordance with section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the Fourteenth Report and Order, the Colorado Commission recently adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregration established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used
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  • purpose of determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. Specifically, the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of Delta as a separate service area. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining Delta's service area in this way is consistent with Delta's recent election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules. In response to section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the RTF Order, the Colorado Commission recently adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregation established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used as a
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  • USAC Disaggregation Checklist for Alabama only listed companies that filed disaggregation plans or certified that they did not wish to disaggregate. Incumbent LECs that fail to select a disaggregation path by the deadline set by the Commission are not permitted to disaggregate and target federal high-cost support unless ordered to do so by the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(a). See RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11302, para. 145. Id. Alabama Commission Comments at 6. See Alabama Commission Comments at 4-6, Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 18-19, Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 6-7 and NTCA Comments at 9. See Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 18-19; Alabama Commission Comments at 5; and, Rural LECs Sept. 5 ex parte. NTCA
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  • USAC Disaggregation Checklist for Alabama only listed companies that filed disaggregation plans or certified that they did not wish to disaggregate. Incumbent LECs that fail to select a disaggregation path by the deadline set by the Commission are not permitted to disaggregate and target federal high-cost support unless ordered to do so by the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(a). See RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11302, para. 145. Id. Alabama Commission Reply Comments at 5. See Alabama Commission Reply Comments at 2-3; Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 5-9; NTCA Comments at 8. See Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 16-18; Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 5-9; Rural LECs Sept. 5 ex parte. NTCA Comments at 8. See
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  • the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of WTA as a separate service area for the purpose of determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining WTA's service area in this way is consistent with WTA's election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(c) of the Commission's rules. In response to section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the RTF Order, the Colorado Commission adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregation established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used as a basis
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  • petition for waivers. A study area waiver would permit Sioux Valley to alter the boundaries of its South Dakota study area by removing the three exchanges that it is transferring to Hills. The study area waiver would also permit Hills to establish a new South Dakota study area for the acquired exchanges. Additionally, the Petition indicates that pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules, Sioux Valley has elected to follow Path 3 and has adopted, filed and implemented a two-zone disaggregation plan for the calculation and targeting of high-cost loop support within its existing South Dakota study area. As a result, the Petition states that the three exchanges subject to this proceeding, pursuant to the disaggregation plan, will receive $70.20
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  • In the alternative, the Puerto Rico Board requests that the Commission waive the rule. Effective July 1, 2004, the Commission consolidated LTS into Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and eliminated LTS as a distinct mechanism. ICLS is not subject to the cascading or targeting provisions of section 54.311(b), but rather is subject to the disaggregation and targeting provisions of section 54.315. Although PRTC had the opportunity to disaggregate its ICLS in 2002, it chose not to do so. Accordingly, the Puerto Rico Board's request for clarification or, in the alternative, waiver is moot. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151,
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  • comporting with the Commission's ``entire communities'' policy. Accordingly, we grant the petition for redefinition filed by Cellular Properties conditioned on Wabash Telephone disaggregating and targeting its universal service support as permitted or required by the Illinois Commission. We will forward this order to the Illinois Commission and ask that it treat this petition as a request for disaggregation under section 54.315(b)(4) of our rules. Ordering Clauses IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in section 214(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5), and section 54.207 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.207, and the authority delegated by section 54.207(e) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(e), the request filed by Cellular
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  • incumbent study areas, but it receives $3500 per loop per year in one of the study areas, the cap will constrain the competitive ETC's support in that study area. This clarification ensures that, consistent with the Commission's stated rationale, the competitive ETCs' baselines are commensurate with adjustments to the support provided to incumbents serving the same areas. Elimination of Section 54.315 (Disaggregation). Section 54.315 of the Commission's rules permits incumbent local exchange carriers to target the high-cost universal service support they receive to specific areas within their study areas based on the relative costs of serving those areas. This disaggregation of support was intended to ensure that competitive ETCs receive an appropriate per-line support amount for the various areas within the
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  • ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(d)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section.'';
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • be used only for the provision, maintenance and upgrading of facilities and services for which support is intended (47 C.F.R. § 54.313(a),(b) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.314(a),(b)). Disaggregation and targeting of high-cost support - is a rural ILEC or a rate-of-return carrier and has filed a disaggregation path with the state commission or the FCC pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b) - (f) (47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b) - (f). C. Part 54: Subpart J - Interstate Access Universal Service Support Mechanism - The Beneficiary (SAC No. XXX): Obligations - is a local exchange carrier (LEC) and an ETC and has submitted to USAC, on a quarterly basis of [insert year], line count data showing the number of lines it serves for
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • its filings, have changed. As discussed in the Rural Task Force Order, these general requirements will ensure that the disaggregation and targeting of support is accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the universal service principles of specificity, predictability, and competitive neutrality. In order to provide rate-of-return carriers with sufficient time to select a disaggregation path, we amend section 54.315 of the Commission's rules to extend by 60 days the period within which carriers will be required to select a disaggregation path to the extent that they are eligible to receive intrastate high-cost loop support, LSS, LTS, or Interstate Common Line Support. Without this extension, carriers would be required to select a disaggregation path for the receipt of high-cost universal
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  • (Jt. Bd. rel. Dec. 22, 2000) (Recommended Decision). See generally RTF Order. In the RTF Order, the Commission recognized that in some cases carriers may not be subject to the jurisdiction of the state. In these instances, this Commission will assume the role of the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. 54.314(b) (certification of support for rural carriers); 47 C.F.R. § 54.315 (disaggregation). RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11248, para. 8. RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11257, para. 26. RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11256, para. 25. Section 36.603(a) provides, in relevant part, that: Beginning January 1, 2002, the annual amount of the rural incumbent local exchange carrier portion of the nationwide loop cost expense adjustment calculated pursuant to
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  • the same per-line support amount that an incumbent carrier receives. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307, 54.901(b). Disaggregation of support permits a carrier to target its universal service support as well as its competitor's to high-cost regions within a study area. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19675-78, paras. 143-50. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19685-87, paras. 170-73. 47 C.F.R. § 54.315; MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19677-78, para. 150. 47 C.F.R. § 54.903(a). We note that some carriers electing path 2, which requires a state-approved disaggregation plan, will not have established disaggregation zones even by July 31. It is likely, however, that significantly more carriers will have established disaggregation zones by that time than will have established them by March
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  • 1941 (2003). Non-rural high-cost support is generally targeted to high-cost wire centers, and IAS is targeted to state-created unbundled network element (UNE) zones, where such zones exist. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.309, 54.803. The Commission's rules also permit disaggregation and targeting of high-cost loop support, LSS, and ICLS to geographic areas below the study-area level. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(a)(1); 54.315. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Forward-Looking Mechanism for High Cost Support for Non-Rural LECs, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-160, Fifth Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 21, 323, 21,335 (1998) (``Outside plant, or loop plant, rather than switching or interoffice transport plant, constitutes the largest portion of total network investment, particularly in rural areas.''). See Federal Universal Service
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  • than the average population density of MGW's remaining wire centers, the amount of this difference is not significant enough to raise creamskimming concerns. We also note that there is very little disparity between the population densities of the wire centers in the MGW study area. See id. ; see also RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11303, para. 147. Section 54.315(d)(2)(ii) of the Commission's rules requires self-certified disaggregation plans to ``be reasonably related to the cost of providing service for each disaggregation zone within each disaggregated category of support." 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(d)(2)(ii). See Virginia Cellular Petition at 10 and Exhibit D. We note that, when designating a service area served by a non-rural carrier, the Commission may designate a service
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  • is calculated as the difference between a rate-of-return carrier's common line revenue requirement (i.e., the sum of its embedded common line costs and a prescribed rate of return) and the sum of its revenues from SLCs, transitional carrier common line charges, special access surcharges, line port costs in excess of basic analog services, and LTS. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(a)(1); 54.315. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309 (forward-looking support) and 54.801-54.809 (interstate access support). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. The term ``non-rural carriers'' refers to carriers that do not meet the definition of rural telephone company. See supra, note 13. The forward-looking support mechanism provides support for 76% of statewide average costs above a nationwide average cost benchmark of 135%. Federal-State Joint
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  • predictability in the delivery of support,'' it would require rural carriers to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural carriers pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbents would allow for better targeting of support. Discussion We recommend that the Commission delegate authority to USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs are required to submit to USAC under the
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  • generally Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14265-87, paras. 81-121. For the specifics of the triggers required, see generally id. at 14296-302, paras. 141-157. 47 C.F.R. § 69.709(c); Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14296-302, paras. 141-157. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14303-07, paras. 160-167. 47 C.F.R. § 69.152(q); 47 C.F.R. § 69.104(r). 47 C.F.R. § 54.315. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19698-700, paras. 199-205. MAG Further Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 19711-17, paras. 241-59. See, e.g., ALLTEL Comments at 46-47; ICORE Comments at 16; NTCA Comments at 8-9; NRTA Comments at 17. See, e.g., AT&T Comments at 19-23; CUSC Comments at 7-8; WorldCom Comments at 4. See, e.g., AT&T Comments at 19-20; GCI Comments at
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  • predictability in the delivery of support,'' it would require rural carriers to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural carriers pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbents would allow for better targeting of support. Discussion We recommend that the Commission delegate authority to USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs are required to submit to USAC under the
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  • the delivery of support,'' it would require rural incumbent LECs to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural incumbent LECs pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbent LECs would allow for better targeting of support. In response to the concerns raised by commenters, the Joint Board recommended that the Commission direct USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs
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  • has the option of disaggregating in accordance with a plan approved by the appropriate regulatory authority. Under Path Three, a carrier has the option of self-certifying to the appropriate regulatory authority a disaggregation plan of up to two cost zones per wire center that are reasonably related to the cost of providing service within each zone. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b)-(d). When the Commission established the interstate common line support (ICLS) mechanism in the MAG Order, it determined that rate-of-return carriers should have the option of choosing one of the three paths for ICLS as well, and extended the deadline until May 15, 2002. Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and
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  • not change overall support levels for incumbents. The second, redrawing study areas, could alter which areas receive support, the size of those areas, and support levels for those areas. Disaggregating Support First, we propose to target support more directly to the areas of greatest need by requiring rural carriers to disaggregate support within existing study areas beginning in 2012. Section 54.315 of the Commission's rules today allow incumbents to disaggregate support, but such disaggregation is optional. We recognize that disaggregation of support would not alter the total amount of support that an incumbent LEC would receive in a given study area. Mandatory disaggregation of support while we develop and implement measures to transition more fully to the CAF should, however, facilitate
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  • ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(d)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section.'';
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. Specifically, the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of CenturyTel as a separate service area. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining CenturyTel's service area to the wire center level is consistent with CenturyTel's recent election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules. In accordance with section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the Fourteenth Report and Order, the Colorado Commission recently adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregration established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used
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  • purpose of determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. Specifically, the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of Delta as a separate service area. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining Delta's service area in this way is consistent with Delta's recent election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules. In response to section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the RTF Order, the Colorado Commission recently adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregation established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used as a
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  • USAC Disaggregation Checklist for Alabama only listed companies that filed disaggregation plans or certified that they did not wish to disaggregate. Incumbent LECs that fail to select a disaggregation path by the deadline set by the Commission are not permitted to disaggregate and target federal high-cost support unless ordered to do so by the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(a). See RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11302, para. 145. Id. Alabama Commission Comments at 6. See Alabama Commission Comments at 4-6, Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 18-19, Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 6-7 and NTCA Comments at 9. See Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 18-19; Alabama Commission Comments at 5; and, Rural LECs Sept. 5 ex parte. NTCA
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  • USAC Disaggregation Checklist for Alabama only listed companies that filed disaggregation plans or certified that they did not wish to disaggregate. Incumbent LECs that fail to select a disaggregation path by the deadline set by the Commission are not permitted to disaggregate and target federal high-cost support unless ordered to do so by the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(a). See RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11302, para. 145. Id. Alabama Commission Reply Comments at 5. See Alabama Commission Reply Comments at 2-3; Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 5-9; NTCA Comments at 8. See Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 16-18; Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 5-9; Rural LECs Sept. 5 ex parte. NTCA Comments at 8. See
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  • the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of WTA as a separate service area for the purpose of determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining WTA's service area in this way is consistent with WTA's election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(c) of the Commission's rules. In response to section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the RTF Order, the Colorado Commission adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregation established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used as a basis
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  • petition for waivers. A study area waiver would permit Sioux Valley to alter the boundaries of its South Dakota study area by removing the three exchanges that it is transferring to Hills. The study area waiver would also permit Hills to establish a new South Dakota study area for the acquired exchanges. Additionally, the Petition indicates that pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules, Sioux Valley has elected to follow Path 3 and has adopted, filed and implemented a two-zone disaggregation plan for the calculation and targeting of high-cost loop support within its existing South Dakota study area. As a result, the Petition states that the three exchanges subject to this proceeding, pursuant to the disaggregation plan, will receive $70.20
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  • In the alternative, the Puerto Rico Board requests that the Commission waive the rule. Effective July 1, 2004, the Commission consolidated LTS into Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and eliminated LTS as a distinct mechanism. ICLS is not subject to the cascading or targeting provisions of section 54.311(b), but rather is subject to the disaggregation and targeting provisions of section 54.315. Although PRTC had the opportunity to disaggregate its ICLS in 2002, it chose not to do so. Accordingly, the Puerto Rico Board's request for clarification or, in the alternative, waiver is moot. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151,
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  • comporting with the Commission's ``entire communities'' policy. Accordingly, we grant the petition for redefinition filed by Cellular Properties conditioned on Wabash Telephone disaggregating and targeting its universal service support as permitted or required by the Illinois Commission. We will forward this order to the Illinois Commission and ask that it treat this petition as a request for disaggregation under section 54.315(b)(4) of our rules. Ordering Clauses IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in section 214(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5), and section 54.207 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.207, and the authority delegated by section 54.207(e) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(e), the request filed by Cellular
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  • incumbent study areas, but it receives $3500 per loop per year in one of the study areas, the cap will constrain the competitive ETC's support in that study area. This clarification ensures that, consistent with the Commission's stated rationale, the competitive ETCs' baselines are commensurate with adjustments to the support provided to incumbents serving the same areas. Elimination of Section 54.315 (Disaggregation). Section 54.315 of the Commission's rules permits incumbent local exchange carriers to target the high-cost universal service support they receive to specific areas within their study areas based on the relative costs of serving those areas. This disaggregation of support was intended to ensure that competitive ETCs receive an appropriate per-line support amount for the various areas within the
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  • ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(d)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section.'';
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • be used only for the provision, maintenance and upgrading of facilities and services for which support is intended (47 C.F.R. § 54.313(a),(b) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.314(a),(b)). Disaggregation and targeting of high-cost support - is a rural ILEC or a rate-of-return carrier and has filed a disaggregation path with the state commission or the FCC pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b) - (f) (47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b) - (f). C. Part 54: Subpart J - Interstate Access Universal Service Support Mechanism - The Beneficiary (SAC No. XXX): Obligations - is a local exchange carrier (LEC) and an ETC and has submitted to USAC, on a quarterly basis of [insert year], line count data showing the number of lines it serves for
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • its filings, have changed. As discussed in the Rural Task Force Order, these general requirements will ensure that the disaggregation and targeting of support is accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the universal service principles of specificity, predictability, and competitive neutrality. In order to provide rate-of-return carriers with sufficient time to select a disaggregation path, we amend section 54.315 of the Commission's rules to extend by 60 days the period within which carriers will be required to select a disaggregation path to the extent that they are eligible to receive intrastate high-cost loop support, LSS, LTS, or Interstate Common Line Support. Without this extension, carriers would be required to select a disaggregation path for the receipt of high-cost universal
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  • (Jt. Bd. rel. Dec. 22, 2000) (Recommended Decision). See generally RTF Order. In the RTF Order, the Commission recognized that in some cases carriers may not be subject to the jurisdiction of the state. In these instances, this Commission will assume the role of the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. 54.314(b) (certification of support for rural carriers); 47 C.F.R. § 54.315 (disaggregation). RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11248, para. 8. RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11257, para. 26. RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11256, para. 25. Section 36.603(a) provides, in relevant part, that: Beginning January 1, 2002, the annual amount of the rural incumbent local exchange carrier portion of the nationwide loop cost expense adjustment calculated pursuant to
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  • the same per-line support amount that an incumbent carrier receives. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307, 54.901(b). Disaggregation of support permits a carrier to target its universal service support as well as its competitor's to high-cost regions within a study area. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19675-78, paras. 143-50. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19685-87, paras. 170-73. 47 C.F.R. § 54.315; MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19677-78, para. 150. 47 C.F.R. § 54.903(a). We note that some carriers electing path 2, which requires a state-approved disaggregation plan, will not have established disaggregation zones even by July 31. It is likely, however, that significantly more carriers will have established disaggregation zones by that time than will have established them by March
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  • 1941 (2003). Non-rural high-cost support is generally targeted to high-cost wire centers, and IAS is targeted to state-created unbundled network element (UNE) zones, where such zones exist. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.309, 54.803. The Commission's rules also permit disaggregation and targeting of high-cost loop support, LSS, and ICLS to geographic areas below the study-area level. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(a)(1); 54.315. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Forward-Looking Mechanism for High Cost Support for Non-Rural LECs, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-160, Fifth Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 21, 323, 21,335 (1998) (``Outside plant, or loop plant, rather than switching or interoffice transport plant, constitutes the largest portion of total network investment, particularly in rural areas.''). See Federal Universal Service
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  • than the average population density of MGW's remaining wire centers, the amount of this difference is not significant enough to raise creamskimming concerns. We also note that there is very little disparity between the population densities of the wire centers in the MGW study area. See id. ; see also RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11303, para. 147. Section 54.315(d)(2)(ii) of the Commission's rules requires self-certified disaggregation plans to ``be reasonably related to the cost of providing service for each disaggregation zone within each disaggregated category of support." 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(d)(2)(ii). See Virginia Cellular Petition at 10 and Exhibit D. We note that, when designating a service area served by a non-rural carrier, the Commission may designate a service
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  • is calculated as the difference between a rate-of-return carrier's common line revenue requirement (i.e., the sum of its embedded common line costs and a prescribed rate of return) and the sum of its revenues from SLCs, transitional carrier common line charges, special access surcharges, line port costs in excess of basic analog services, and LTS. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(a)(1); 54.315. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309 (forward-looking support) and 54.801-54.809 (interstate access support). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. The term ``non-rural carriers'' refers to carriers that do not meet the definition of rural telephone company. See supra, note 13. The forward-looking support mechanism provides support for 76% of statewide average costs above a nationwide average cost benchmark of 135%. Federal-State Joint
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  • predictability in the delivery of support,'' it would require rural carriers to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural carriers pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbents would allow for better targeting of support. Discussion We recommend that the Commission delegate authority to USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs are required to submit to USAC under the
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  • generally Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14265-87, paras. 81-121. For the specifics of the triggers required, see generally id. at 14296-302, paras. 141-157. 47 C.F.R. § 69.709(c); Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14296-302, paras. 141-157. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14303-07, paras. 160-167. 47 C.F.R. § 69.152(q); 47 C.F.R. § 69.104(r). 47 C.F.R. § 54.315. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19698-700, paras. 199-205. MAG Further Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 19711-17, paras. 241-59. See, e.g., ALLTEL Comments at 46-47; ICORE Comments at 16; NTCA Comments at 8-9; NRTA Comments at 17. See, e.g., AT&T Comments at 19-23; CUSC Comments at 7-8; WorldCom Comments at 4. See, e.g., AT&T Comments at 19-20; GCI Comments at
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  • predictability in the delivery of support,'' it would require rural carriers to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural carriers pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbents would allow for better targeting of support. Discussion We recommend that the Commission delegate authority to USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs are required to submit to USAC under the
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  • the delivery of support,'' it would require rural incumbent LECs to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural incumbent LECs pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbent LECs would allow for better targeting of support. In response to the concerns raised by commenters, the Joint Board recommended that the Commission direct USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs
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  • has the option of disaggregating in accordance with a plan approved by the appropriate regulatory authority. Under Path Three, a carrier has the option of self-certifying to the appropriate regulatory authority a disaggregation plan of up to two cost zones per wire center that are reasonably related to the cost of providing service within each zone. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b)-(d). When the Commission established the interstate common line support (ICLS) mechanism in the MAG Order, it determined that rate-of-return carriers should have the option of choosing one of the three paths for ICLS as well, and extended the deadline until May 15, 2002. Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and
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  • not change overall support levels for incumbents. The second, redrawing study areas, could alter which areas receive support, the size of those areas, and support levels for those areas. Disaggregating Support First, we propose to target support more directly to the areas of greatest need by requiring rural carriers to disaggregate support within existing study areas beginning in 2012. Section 54.315 of the Commission's rules today allow incumbents to disaggregate support, but such disaggregation is optional. We recognize that disaggregation of support would not alter the total amount of support that an incumbent LEC would receive in a given study area. Mandatory disaggregation of support while we develop and implement measures to transition more fully to the CAF should, however, facilitate
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  • ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(d)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section.'';
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. Specifically, the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of CenturyTel as a separate service area. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining CenturyTel's service area to the wire center level is consistent with CenturyTel's recent election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules. In accordance with section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the Fourteenth Report and Order, the Colorado Commission recently adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregration established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used
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  • purpose of determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. Specifically, the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of Delta as a separate service area. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining Delta's service area in this way is consistent with Delta's recent election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules. In response to section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the RTF Order, the Colorado Commission recently adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregation established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used as a
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  • USAC Disaggregation Checklist for Alabama only listed companies that filed disaggregation plans or certified that they did not wish to disaggregate. Incumbent LECs that fail to select a disaggregation path by the deadline set by the Commission are not permitted to disaggregate and target federal high-cost support unless ordered to do so by the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(a). See RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11302, para. 145. Id. Alabama Commission Comments at 6. See Alabama Commission Comments at 4-6, Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 18-19, Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 6-7 and NTCA Comments at 9. See Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 18-19; Alabama Commission Comments at 5; and, Rural LECs Sept. 5 ex parte. NTCA
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  • USAC Disaggregation Checklist for Alabama only listed companies that filed disaggregation plans or certified that they did not wish to disaggregate. Incumbent LECs that fail to select a disaggregation path by the deadline set by the Commission are not permitted to disaggregate and target federal high-cost support unless ordered to do so by the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(a). See RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11302, para. 145. Id. Alabama Commission Reply Comments at 5. See Alabama Commission Reply Comments at 2-3; Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 5-9; NTCA Comments at 8. See Alabama Rural LECs Comments at 16-18; Alabama Rural LECs Reply Comments at 5-9; Rural LECs Sept. 5 ex parte. NTCA Comments at 8. See
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  • the Colorado Commission proposes to designate each individual wire center of WTA as a separate service area for the purpose of determining federal universal service obligations and support mechanisms. The Colorado Commission asserts that redefining WTA's service area in this way is consistent with WTA's election to disaggregate and target high-cost support to the wire center level pursuant to section 54.315(c) of the Commission's rules. In response to section 54.315 of the Commission's rules and the RTF Order, the Colorado Commission adopted rules directing rural carriers to disaggregate universal service support under the paths of disaggregation established by the Commission. The Colorado Commission's rules also provide that the disaggregation plans of each incumbent rural carrier will be used as a basis
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  • petition for waivers. A study area waiver would permit Sioux Valley to alter the boundaries of its South Dakota study area by removing the three exchanges that it is transferring to Hills. The study area waiver would also permit Hills to establish a new South Dakota study area for the acquired exchanges. Additionally, the Petition indicates that pursuant to section 54.315(d) of the Commission's rules, Sioux Valley has elected to follow Path 3 and has adopted, filed and implemented a two-zone disaggregation plan for the calculation and targeting of high-cost loop support within its existing South Dakota study area. As a result, the Petition states that the three exchanges subject to this proceeding, pursuant to the disaggregation plan, will receive $70.20
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  • In the alternative, the Puerto Rico Board requests that the Commission waive the rule. Effective July 1, 2004, the Commission consolidated LTS into Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) and eliminated LTS as a distinct mechanism. ICLS is not subject to the cascading or targeting provisions of section 54.311(b), but rather is subject to the disaggregation and targeting provisions of section 54.315. Although PRTC had the opportunity to disaggregate its ICLS in 2002, it chose not to do so. Accordingly, the Puerto Rico Board's request for clarification or, in the alternative, waiver is moot. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151,
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  • comporting with the Commission's ``entire communities'' policy. Accordingly, we grant the petition for redefinition filed by Cellular Properties conditioned on Wabash Telephone disaggregating and targeting its universal service support as permitted or required by the Illinois Commission. We will forward this order to the Illinois Commission and ask that it treat this petition as a request for disaggregation under section 54.315(b)(4) of our rules. Ordering Clauses IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority contained in section 214(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(5), and section 54.207 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.207, and the authority delegated by section 54.207(e) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.207(e), the request filed by Cellular
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  • incumbent study areas, but it receives $3500 per loop per year in one of the study areas, the cap will constrain the competitive ETC's support in that study area. This clarification ensures that, consistent with the Commission's stated rationale, the competitive ETCs' baselines are commensurate with adjustments to the support provided to incumbents serving the same areas. Elimination of Section 54.315 (Disaggregation). Section 54.315 of the Commission's rules permits incumbent local exchange carriers to target the high-cost universal service support they receive to specific areas within their study areas based on the relative costs of serving those areas. This disaggregation of support was intended to ensure that competitive ETCs receive an appropriate per-line support amount for the various areas within the
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  • ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(d)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section.'';
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • be used only for the provision, maintenance and upgrading of facilities and services for which support is intended (47 C.F.R. § 54.313(a),(b) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.314(a),(b)). Disaggregation and targeting of high-cost support - is a rural ILEC or a rate-of-return carrier and has filed a disaggregation path with the state commission or the FCC pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b) - (f) (47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b) - (f). C. Part 54: Subpart J - Interstate Access Universal Service Support Mechanism - The Beneficiary (SAC No. XXX): Obligations - is a local exchange carrier (LEC) and an ETC and has submitted to USAC, on a quarterly basis of [insert year], line count data showing the number of lines it serves for
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)
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  • its filings, have changed. As discussed in the Rural Task Force Order, these general requirements will ensure that the disaggregation and targeting of support is accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the universal service principles of specificity, predictability, and competitive neutrality. In order to provide rate-of-return carriers with sufficient time to select a disaggregation path, we amend section 54.315 of the Commission's rules to extend by 60 days the period within which carriers will be required to select a disaggregation path to the extent that they are eligible to receive intrastate high-cost loop support, LSS, LTS, or Interstate Common Line Support. Without this extension, carriers would be required to select a disaggregation path for the receipt of high-cost universal
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  • (Jt. Bd. rel. Dec. 22, 2000) (Recommended Decision). See generally RTF Order. In the RTF Order, the Commission recognized that in some cases carriers may not be subject to the jurisdiction of the state. In these instances, this Commission will assume the role of the state commission. See 47 C.F.R. 54.314(b) (certification of support for rural carriers); 47 C.F.R. § 54.315 (disaggregation). RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11248, para. 8. RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11257, para. 26. RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11256, para. 25. Section 36.603(a) provides, in relevant part, that: Beginning January 1, 2002, the annual amount of the rural incumbent local exchange carrier portion of the nationwide loop cost expense adjustment calculated pursuant to
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  • the same per-line support amount that an incumbent carrier receives. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307, 54.901(b). Disaggregation of support permits a carrier to target its universal service support as well as its competitor's to high-cost regions within a study area. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19675-78, paras. 143-50. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19685-87, paras. 170-73. 47 C.F.R. § 54.315; MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19677-78, para. 150. 47 C.F.R. § 54.903(a). We note that some carriers electing path 2, which requires a state-approved disaggregation plan, will not have established disaggregation zones even by July 31. It is likely, however, that significantly more carriers will have established disaggregation zones by that time than will have established them by March
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  • 1941 (2003). Non-rural high-cost support is generally targeted to high-cost wire centers, and IAS is targeted to state-created unbundled network element (UNE) zones, where such zones exist. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.309, 54.803. The Commission's rules also permit disaggregation and targeting of high-cost loop support, LSS, and ICLS to geographic areas below the study-area level. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(a)(1); 54.315. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Forward-Looking Mechanism for High Cost Support for Non-Rural LECs, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-160, Fifth Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 21, 323, 21,335 (1998) (``Outside plant, or loop plant, rather than switching or interoffice transport plant, constitutes the largest portion of total network investment, particularly in rural areas.''). See Federal Universal Service
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  • than the average population density of MGW's remaining wire centers, the amount of this difference is not significant enough to raise creamskimming concerns. We also note that there is very little disparity between the population densities of the wire centers in the MGW study area. See id. ; see also RTF Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11303, para. 147. Section 54.315(d)(2)(ii) of the Commission's rules requires self-certified disaggregation plans to ``be reasonably related to the cost of providing service for each disaggregation zone within each disaggregated category of support." 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(d)(2)(ii). See Virginia Cellular Petition at 10 and Exhibit D. We note that, when designating a service area served by a non-rural carrier, the Commission may designate a service
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  • is calculated as the difference between a rate-of-return carrier's common line revenue requirement (i.e., the sum of its embedded common line costs and a prescribed rate of return) and the sum of its revenues from SLCs, transitional carrier common line charges, special access surcharges, line port costs in excess of basic analog services, and LTS. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(a)(1); 54.315. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309 (forward-looking support) and 54.801-54.809 (interstate access support). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. The term ``non-rural carriers'' refers to carriers that do not meet the definition of rural telephone company. See supra, note 13. The forward-looking support mechanism provides support for 76% of statewide average costs above a nationwide average cost benchmark of 135%. Federal-State Joint
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  • predictability in the delivery of support,'' it would require rural carriers to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural carriers pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbents would allow for better targeting of support. Discussion We recommend that the Commission delegate authority to USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs are required to submit to USAC under the
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  • generally Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14265-87, paras. 81-121. For the specifics of the triggers required, see generally id. at 14296-302, paras. 141-157. 47 C.F.R. § 69.709(c); Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14296-302, paras. 141-157. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14303-07, paras. 160-167. 47 C.F.R. § 69.152(q); 47 C.F.R. § 69.104(r). 47 C.F.R. § 54.315. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19698-700, paras. 199-205. MAG Further Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 19711-17, paras. 241-59. See, e.g., ALLTEL Comments at 46-47; ICORE Comments at 16; NTCA Comments at 8-9; NRTA Comments at 17. See, e.g., AT&T Comments at 19-23; CUSC Comments at 7-8; WorldCom Comments at 4. See, e.g., AT&T Comments at 19-20; GCI Comments at
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  • predictability in the delivery of support,'' it would require rural carriers to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural carriers pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbents would allow for better targeting of support. Discussion We recommend that the Commission delegate authority to USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs are required to submit to USAC under the
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  • the delivery of support,'' it would require rural incumbent LECs to ``submit to USAC maps in which the boundaries of the designated disaggregation zones of support are clearly specified.'' USAC was directed to make those maps available for public inspection by competitors and other interested parties. Some commenters indicate that the maps filed by rural incumbent LECs pursuant to section 54.315(f)(1) and the information available through USAC are of varying quality and utility. Others suggest that improved quality and reliability of maps submitted by incumbent LECs would allow for better targeting of support. In response to the concerns raised by commenters, the Joint Board recommended that the Commission direct USAC to develop standards for the submission of any maps that ETCs
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  • has the option of disaggregating in accordance with a plan approved by the appropriate regulatory authority. Under Path Three, a carrier has the option of self-certifying to the appropriate regulatory authority a disaggregation plan of up to two cost zones per wire center that are reasonably related to the cost of providing service within each zone. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.315(b)-(d). When the Commission established the interstate common line support (ICLS) mechanism in the MAG Order, it determined that rate-of-return carriers should have the option of choosing one of the three paths for ICLS as well, and extended the deadline until May 15, 2002. Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and
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  • not change overall support levels for incumbents. The second, redrawing study areas, could alter which areas receive support, the size of those areas, and support levels for those areas. Disaggregating Support First, we propose to target support more directly to the areas of greatest need by requiring rural carriers to disaggregate support within existing study areas beginning in 2012. Section 54.315 of the Commission's rules today allow incumbents to disaggregate support, but such disaggregation is optional. We recognize that disaggregation of support would not alter the total amount of support that an incumbent LEC would receive in a given study area. Mandatory disaggregation of support while we develop and implement measures to transition more fully to the CAF should, however, facilitate
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  • ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(d)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section.'';
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  • of this Chapter) with the information listed below for each study area in which such incumbent LEC operates, with the exception of the information listed in subsection (h), which must be provided for each study area and, if applicable, for each wire center, as defined in Part 54 of this Chapter, and each disaggregation zone as established pursuant to § 54.315 of this chapter. This information is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided pursuant to subsection (h) must be updated pursuant to § 36.612. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (a)