FCC Web Documents citing 54.801

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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.503. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. See 54.305 Waiver Order at paras. 6-13. Id. at para. 12. See infra discussion at paras. 15-18. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such study area or portion thereof not been sold, will not be distributed
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 01-2974 Released: Dec. 21, 2001 CenturyTel Files Petitions to Waive the Commission's ``All-or-Nothing'' Rule (Section 61.41) and Clarify the Availability of Interstate Access Universal Service Support (Section 54.801) for Exchanges to be Acquired in Missouri and Alabama Pleading Cycle Established CCB/CPD No. 01-30 (Missouri) CCB/CPD No. 01-36 (Alabama) COMMENTS: January 7, 2002 REPLY COMMENTS: January 17, 2002 On November 28, 2001, CenturyTel, Inc. (CenturyTel) and CenturyTel of Missouri, LLC (CenturyTel of Missouri) filed a petition requesting that the Commission waive the all-or-nothing rule, specifically sections 61.41(b) and (c)(2),
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if "all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, and the study area or portion thereof was not offered for sale prior to January 1,
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  • NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.303. LTS supports interstate access rates for carriers that are members of the NECA pool, by reducing the amount of interstate-allocated loop costs that such carriers must recover through carrier common line charges. See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.801-809. Sections 54.801-54.802 of the Commission's rules describes how interstate access support will be calculated for exchanges acquired by price cap LECs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901-904. Section 54.902 of the Commission's rules describes how interstate common line support will be calculated for exchanges acquired by rate-of-return LECs. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.902. Petition at 3. Id.
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  • from rule waivers. Consistent with our precedent and in accordance with section 61.45, we require Verizon to adjust its price cap indices to reflect the removal of the transferred access lines from its Alabama, Missouri and Kentucky study areas. Petitions for Clarification In addition to seeking waivers of the all-or-nothing rule, ALLTEL and CenturyTel both request a ``clarification'' of section 54.801(d) the Commission's rules. Specifically, both carriers request a finding that they will receive the same level of universal service support for the price cap exchanges they acquire, as the sellers did prior to the transactions. Although we find no ambiguity in the Commission's rules, we take this opportunity to confirm the carriers' understanding of section 54.801. As described in the
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  • C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(1) and (2); 61.47. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See PRT Petition at 16-18; PRT March 27 Letter at 2; Consolidated Petition at 9; Consolidated April 1 Letter at 2; Frontier Petition at 7-8; Frontier April 1 Letter at 2. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Second MAG Further Notice, 19 FCC Rcd at 4163, para. 93. See PRT Petition at 16; Consolidated Petition at 9; Frontier Petition at 7-8. See PRT Petition at 16-18; Consolidated Petition at 9; Frontier Petition at 7-8. PRT March 27 Letter at 2; Consolidated April 1 Letter at 2;
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  • LECs at para. 5). ACS Petition at 7; ACS March 13 Ex Parte Letter at 3. ACS Petition at 7. See Windstream Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 5302, para. 18; Combined Price Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 7363, para. 21. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See ACS Petition at 7-8. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 00-256, 96-45, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para. 93. See ACS
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  • at 5-6 n.12. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(1) and (2); 61.47. See Windstream Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 5302, para. 18; Combined Price Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 7363, para. 21. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See CenturyTel Petition at 7. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 00-256, 96-45, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para. 93. See CenturyTel
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  • F.2d at 1166. 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b). See Petition at 2 & note 4, 9; 47 U.S.C § 153(37). 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b). Verizon California, a non-rural study area, does not receive high-cost model support (HCMS). See Petition at 10. Frontier, as a price cap carrier, will be eligible for IAS in both California and North Carolina pursuant to section 54.801(d) of the Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(d). Safety valve support is capped at 50 percent of any positive difference between a rural carrier's calculated HCLS for the transferred exchanges and the index year amount. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(d). Also, the total amount of safety valve support available to rural carriers is capped at five percent of annual
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  • other price cap LECs. We note that if the carriers become more efficient, LSS will decrease. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(1) and (2); 61.47. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See VITELCO Petition at 1; FairPoint Petition at 1; Windstream Petition at 1. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para 93 (2004) (MAG Second Further Notice). See VITELCO Petition at 5; FairPoint Petition at
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  • as implicit universal service subsidies are removed from their interstate-access rates. Need: In implementing the statutory requirements, these rules ensure that the universal service interstate-access support mechanism is specific, predictable and sufficient as it moves from implicit to explicit subsidies. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-209, 218-222, 254 and 403. Section Numbers and Titles: 54.800 Terms and definitions. 54.801 General. 54.802 Obligations of local exchange carriers and the Administrator. 54.803 Universal service zones. 54.804 Preliminary minimum access universal service support for a study area calculated by the Administrator. 54.805 Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by the Administrator. 54.806 Calculation by the Administrator of interstate access universal service support for areas served by price cap local exchange
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  • more efficient, LSS will decrease. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46, 61.42(e)(1)-(2), 61.47. See Windstream Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 5302, para. 18; Combined Price Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 7363, para. 21. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46, 61.42(e)(3), 61.47. See Windstream Petition at 1. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901, 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para. 93 (2004). See Windstream Petition at 7. See id. at 9. See id. at
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  • 61.3(d)'' and ``except'' and by inserting ``of this chapter that are'' between ``§ 61.45(i)(4)'' and ``not yet effective.'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(c); § 54.802(a), first and second sentences; §§ 54.804(a) and (b); §§ 54.807(c)(3) and (c)(4); § 61.48(m)(2)(vii), first sentence; § 69.152(d)(1); § 69.152(f); § 69.152(i); and § 69.152(q)(3) by replacing ``single line'' with ``single-line'' Amend Appendix B, §§ 54.801(a) and (b) by replacing ``Subpart'' with ``subpart'' and by replacing ``July 1, 2000'' with ``January 1, 2000'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.801(d), § 54.802(a); § 54.802(c); § 54.802(d); § 61.3(o) by replacing ``Subpart'' with ``subpart'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.801(d); § 54.801(e); § 54.802, caption; § 54.802(a); § 54.802(b); § 54.802(d); § 54.803(b); § 54.804, caption; § 54.805, caption; §
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  • derive their universal service support 27 For example, four states and Puerto Rico receive forty percent of the total support distributed to competitive ETCs, and ten states receive almost sixty percent of competitive ETC support. As shown in the attached table, many states receive little or no competitive ETC support. See Appendix B. 28 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.603 and 54.801(a). 29 Local switching support for incumbent LECs ranged between $360 million and $384 million annually from 2003 through 2006. Interstate common line support (including its predecessor long-term support) for incumbent LECs, which ranged between $871 million and $953 million annually from 2003 through 2006, has remained stable at approximately $950 annually for the last two years. See Universal Service Monitoring
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  • and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). Because the interstate access universal service support mechanism is capped at $650 million, transactions involving the transfer of support will not increase the mechanism's overall size. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. If a non-price cap LEC acquires exchanges from a price-cap LEC, per-line interstate access universal service support will not transfer. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than
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  • para. 287. See supra, § IV.A.2. 47 C.F.R. § 54.807. In adopting these rules today, we do not alter the Commission's existing rules governing the sale or acquisition of lines by carriers or the definition of study area contained in Part 36 of our rules. See Interstate Access Support Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13060 para. 225; 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(d). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305. See Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8942-43 para. 308. See Interstate Access Support Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13043 paras. 195-96. See supra, § IV.A.2.a. See id. at § IV.A.2.d. See id. at § IV.A.2.a. See Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (1995). See 5 U.S.C. §
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  • established the IAS mechanism in the CALLS Order as part of a five-year transitional access charge and universal service reform plan for price cap carriers. Id. at 12962. The total amount of IAS is limited to $650 million each year: the IAS mechanism applies mathematical formulas to apportion support among ETCs in price cap carrier service areas. 47 C.F.R. § 54.801. The term ``price cap CMT revenues'' refers to a price cap carrier's common line, marketing, and transport interconnection charge revenues. 47 C.F.R. § 54.800. . See Industry and Technology Analysis Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Telephone Subscribership in the United States (April 2003) (Telephone Subscribership Report). See also AT&T Comments at 11 (citing November 2002 Telephone Subscribership Report). . According to
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  • 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 Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Ninth
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  • Wireless Comments at 18. See Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 7-8. See 47 C.F.R §§ 36.601, et seq. (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (local switching support), 54.303 (long term support), 54.901, et seq. (interstate common line support). Interstate access support also is available to rural carriers subject to price cap regulation of their interstate access rates. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801, et seq. The Joint Board does not recommend limiting the scope of interstate access support at this time, because the interstate access support methodology prevents support increases due to competitive ETC entry. See AT&T Comments at 13 (``Because [interstate access support] is subject to a hard cap, it cannot be the source of uncontrolled High Cost Support growth.''). See AT&T
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  • 12962 (2000) (CALLS Order) (subsequent history omitted); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(d). The Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line varies among carriers and among study areas. Price Cap CMT Revenue was designed to recover not only common line costs, but marketing costs and the TIC (transport and interconnection charge), as well. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.152. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.801 et seq. For price cap carriers different residential SLC caps apply to primary subscriber lines and secondary subscriber lines. The residential primary line SLC cap is $6.50. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.152(d)(1)(ii)(D). The residential secondary line SLC cap is $7.00. See id. § 69.152(e)(1)(i). The SLC cap for the business customers of price cap carriers is $9.20 for all subscriber
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  • 14 FCC Rcd 20432, 20439, para. 11 (1999) (Ninth Report and Order), remanded, Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 258 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 2001); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Order on Remand, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Memorandum Opinion and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 03-249, (rel. Oct. 27, 2003). See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.309 (forward-looking support), 54.801-54.809 (interstate access support). First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8936, para. 294. In 2001, consistent with the recommendations of the Joint Board, the Commission modified its rules for providing high-cost universal service support to rural companies based on embedded costs for a five-year period. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of
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  • Wireless Comments at 18. See Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 7-8. See 47 C.F.R §§ 36.601, et seq. (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (local switching support), 54.303 (long term support), 54.901, et seq. (interstate common line support). Interstate access support also is available to rural carriers subject to price cap regulation of their interstate access rates. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801, et seq. The Joint Board does not recommend limiting the scope of interstate access support at this time, because the interstate access support methodology prevents support increases due to competitive ETC entry. See AT&T Comments at 13 (``Because [interstate access support] is subject to a hard cap, it cannot be the source of uncontrolled High Cost Support growth.''). See AT&T
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  • of competitive ETC support and its consequences). For example, four states and Puerto Rico receive forty percent of the total support distributed to competitive ETCs, and ten states receive almost sixty percent of competitive ETC support. As shown in the attached table, many states receive little or no competitive ETC support. See Appendix B. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.603 and 54.801(a). Local switching support for incumbent LECs ranged between $360 million and $384 million annually from 2003 through 2006. Interstate common line support (including its predecessor long-term support) for incumbent LECs, which ranged between $871 million and $953 million annually from 2003 through 2006, has remained stable at approximately $950 annually for the last two years. See Universal Service Monitoring Report,
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  • of competitive ETC support and its consequences). For example, four states and Puerto Rico receive forty percent of the total support distributed to competitive ETCs, and ten states receive almost sixty percent of competitive ETC support. As shown in the attached table, many states receive little or no competitive ETC support. See Appendix B. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.603 and 54.801(a). Local switching support for incumbent LECs ranged between $360 million and $384 million annually from 2003 through 2006. Interstate common line support (including its predecessor long-term support) for incumbent LECs, which ranged between $871 million and $953 million annually from 2003 through 2006, has remained stable at approximately $950 annually for the last two years. See Universal Service Monitoring Report,
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  • (USTelecom IAS Letter). See USTelecom IAS Letter at 1-2. See infra section III.B.3 (Base Period for the Cap). See USTelecom IAS Letter at 2. See infra section III.B.3 (Base Period for the Cap). Nothing in this order is intended, or shall be construed by USAC, to alter the annual IAS targeted cap amount of $650 million. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a). Because the limited exception that we adopt herein will trigger additional Paperwork Reduction Act requirements, the limited exception will not become effective until the relevant reporting and recording requirements are approved by the Office of Management and Budget. . . See Alltel Comments at 21-23. See Dobson Comments at 14 (``The Commission should not disturb competitive ETCs' expectations by picking
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  • on Universal Service, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, 15 FCC Rcd 12962, 13018, para. 135 (2000) (CALLS Order) (subsequent history omitted). See id. at 13028-38, paras. 160-182 See id. at 13043-55, paras. 195-213. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.801 et seq. See also CALLS Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13043-55, paras. 195-213. Windstream Petition at 3. 47 C.F.R. § 61.41; Valor Communications Group, Inc. (New Valor) Petition for Waiver, WCB/Pricing No. 05-37, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 859 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2006) (New Valor Order). By the terms of that order, Windstream, as the successor to New Valor, is required
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  • deducted from the annual funding of each respective support mechanism. The expenses deducted from the annual funding for each support mechanism also shall include the Administrator's joint and common costs allocated to each support mechanism pursuant to the cost allocation manual filed by the Administrator under § 64.903 of this chapter. Subpart J- Interstate Access Universal Service Support Mechanism Amend §54.801 by adding paragraph (f) to read as follows: § 54.801 General ***** (f) Beginning January 1, 2012, no incumbent or competitive eligible telecommunications carrier shall receive support pursuant to this subpart, nor shall any incumbent or competitive eligible telecommunications carrier be required to complete any filings pursuant to this subpart after March 31, 2012. Subpart K- Interstate Common Line Support
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  • Average Revenue Per Line = (25% * (Loopzone price + (Port)price))+ U (Uniform revenue per line adjustment) where, U = [(Average Price Cap CMT Revenue Per Line Per Monthstudy area * ILEC Base Period Lines) - (25% * ( (ILEC Base Period LinesUNE Zone x ((Loopzone price + Port Price) for all zones)))] ( ILEC Base Period LinesStudy Area(s) § 54.801 General (a) The total amount of universal service support under this subpart, excluding administrative expenses, for areas served by price cap incumbent LECs as of June 30, 2000, is targeted to be $650 million per year, if no exchanges, other than those offered for sale prior to January 1, 2000, are sold to non-price-cap LECs or purchased from non-price cap
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Notices/1999/fcc99235.doc
  • Loopzone price & PortPrice are the rates for unbundled loop and switch ports in a given UNE zone. Alternative 2: Loopzone price & PortPrice are the average cost of a loop and a line port, calculated using an FCC-approved cost model, within each geographic zone within a study area for which a state has created geographically deaveraged UNE loop rates. §54.801 General The total amount of universal service support under this Subpart for areas served by price cap incumbent LECs as of December 31, 1999, is a maximum of $650 million per year, if all price cap incumbent LECs elect to participate and if no exchanges, other than those offered for sale prior to December 31, 1999, are sold to non-price-cap
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001548.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001548.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001863.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001863.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001908.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001908.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002221.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002221.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.txt
  • Average Revenue Per Line = (25% * (Loopzone price + (Port)price))+ U (Uniform revenue per line adjustment) where, U = [(Average Price Cap CMT Revenue Per Line Per Monthstudy area * ILEC Base Period Lines) - (25% * ( (ILEC Base Period LinesUNE Zone x ((Loopzone price + Port Price) for all zones)))] ( ILEC Base Period LinesStudy Area(s) § 54.801 General (a) The total amount of universal service support under this subpart, excluding administrative expenses, for areas served by price cap incumbent LECs as of June 30, 2000, is targeted to be $650 million per year, if no exchanges, other than those offered for sale prior to January 1, 2000, are sold to non-price-cap LECs or purchased from non-price cap
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.503. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. See 54.305 Waiver Order at paras. 6-13. Id. at para. 12. See infra discussion at paras. 15-18. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such study area or portion thereof not been sold, will not be distributed
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if "all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, and the study area or portion thereof was not offered for sale prior to January 1,
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). Because the interstate access universal service support mechanism is capped at $650 million, transactions involving the transfer of support will not increase the mechanism's overall size. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. If a non-price cap LEC acquires exchanges from a price-cap LEC, per-line interstate access universal service support will not transfer. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than
• http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2001/dd011226.html
  • DATE FOR CALEA SECTION 103 COMPLIANCE FOR WIRELINE CARRIERS TO MARCH 31, 2002. (DA No. 01-3007). (Dkt No 97-2713). CCB. Contact: Gayle Radley Teicher at (202) 418-1515, e-mail: gteicher @fcc.gov [80]DA-01-3007A1.doc [81]DA-01-3007A2.doc [82]DA-01-3007A1.pdf [83]DA-01-3007A2.pdf [84]DA-01-3007A1.txt [85]DA-01-3007A2.txt Released: 12/21/2001. CENTURYTEL FILES PETITIONS TO WAIVE THE COMMISSION'S "ALL-OR-NOTHING" RULE (SECTION 61.41) AND CLARIFY THE AVAILABILITY OF INTERSTATE ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT (SECTION 54.801) FOR EXCHANGES TO BE ACQURED IN MISSOURI AND ALABAMA. (DA No. 01-2974). Comments Due: 01/07/2002. Reply Comments Due: 01/17/2002. CCB. Contact: Rhonda Lien at (202) 418-1530 [86]DA-01-2974A1.doc [87]DA-01-2974A1.pdf [88]DA-01-2974A1.txt Released: 12/21/2001. PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR PETITIONS FOR PRICING FLEXIBILITY FOR SPECIAL ACCESS AND DEDICATED TRANSPORT SERVICES FILED BY AMERITECH OPERATING COMPANIES , SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.503. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. See 54.305 Waiver Order at paras. 6-13. Id. at para. 12. See infra discussion at paras. 15-18. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such study area or portion thereof not been sold, will not be distributed
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 01-2974 Released: Dec. 21, 2001 CenturyTel Files Petitions to Waive the Commission's ``All-or-Nothing'' Rule (Section 61.41) and Clarify the Availability of Interstate Access Universal Service Support (Section 54.801) for Exchanges to be Acquired in Missouri and Alabama Pleading Cycle Established CCB/CPD No. 01-30 (Missouri) CCB/CPD No. 01-36 (Alabama) COMMENTS: January 7, 2002 REPLY COMMENTS: January 17, 2002 On November 28, 2001, CenturyTel, Inc. (CenturyTel) and CenturyTel of Missouri, LLC (CenturyTel of Missouri) filed a petition requesting that the Commission waive the all-or-nothing rule, specifically sections 61.41(b) and (c)(2),
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  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
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  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if "all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, and the study area or portion thereof was not offered for sale prior to January 1,
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  • NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.303. LTS supports interstate access rates for carriers that are members of the NECA pool, by reducing the amount of interstate-allocated loop costs that such carriers must recover through carrier common line charges. See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.801-809. Sections 54.801-54.802 of the Commission's rules describes how interstate access support will be calculated for exchanges acquired by price cap LECs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901-904. Section 54.902 of the Commission's rules describes how interstate common line support will be calculated for exchanges acquired by rate-of-return LECs. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.902. Petition at 3. Id.
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  • from rule waivers. Consistent with our precedent and in accordance with section 61.45, we require Verizon to adjust its price cap indices to reflect the removal of the transferred access lines from its Alabama, Missouri and Kentucky study areas. Petitions for Clarification In addition to seeking waivers of the all-or-nothing rule, ALLTEL and CenturyTel both request a ``clarification'' of section 54.801(d) the Commission's rules. Specifically, both carriers request a finding that they will receive the same level of universal service support for the price cap exchanges they acquire, as the sellers did prior to the transactions. Although we find no ambiguity in the Commission's rules, we take this opportunity to confirm the carriers' understanding of section 54.801. As described in the
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  • C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(1) and (2); 61.47. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See PRT Petition at 16-18; PRT March 27 Letter at 2; Consolidated Petition at 9; Consolidated April 1 Letter at 2; Frontier Petition at 7-8; Frontier April 1 Letter at 2. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Second MAG Further Notice, 19 FCC Rcd at 4163, para. 93. See PRT Petition at 16; Consolidated Petition at 9; Frontier Petition at 7-8. See PRT Petition at 16-18; Consolidated Petition at 9; Frontier Petition at 7-8. PRT March 27 Letter at 2; Consolidated April 1 Letter at 2;
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  • LECs at para. 5). ACS Petition at 7; ACS March 13 Ex Parte Letter at 3. ACS Petition at 7. See Windstream Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 5302, para. 18; Combined Price Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 7363, para. 21. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See ACS Petition at 7-8. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 00-256, 96-45, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para. 93. See ACS
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  • at 5-6 n.12. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(1) and (2); 61.47. See Windstream Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 5302, para. 18; Combined Price Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 7363, para. 21. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See CenturyTel Petition at 7. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 00-256, 96-45, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para. 93. See CenturyTel
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  • F.2d at 1166. 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b). See Petition at 2 & note 4, 9; 47 U.S.C § 153(37). 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b). Verizon California, a non-rural study area, does not receive high-cost model support (HCMS). See Petition at 10. Frontier, as a price cap carrier, will be eligible for IAS in both California and North Carolina pursuant to section 54.801(d) of the Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(d). Safety valve support is capped at 50 percent of any positive difference between a rural carrier's calculated HCLS for the transferred exchanges and the index year amount. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(d). Also, the total amount of safety valve support available to rural carriers is capped at five percent of annual
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  • other price cap LECs. We note that if the carriers become more efficient, LSS will decrease. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(1) and (2); 61.47. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46; 61.42(e)(3); 61.47. See VITELCO Petition at 1; FairPoint Petition at 1; Windstream Petition at 1. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901; 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para 93 (2004) (MAG Second Further Notice). See VITELCO Petition at 5; FairPoint Petition at
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  • as implicit universal service subsidies are removed from their interstate-access rates. Need: In implementing the statutory requirements, these rules ensure that the universal service interstate-access support mechanism is specific, predictable and sufficient as it moves from implicit to explicit subsidies. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-209, 218-222, 254 and 403. Section Numbers and Titles: 54.800 Terms and definitions. 54.801 General. 54.802 Obligations of local exchange carriers and the Administrator. 54.803 Universal service zones. 54.804 Preliminary minimum access universal service support for a study area calculated by the Administrator. 54.805 Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by the Administrator. 54.806 Calculation by the Administrator of interstate access universal service support for areas served by price cap local exchange
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  • more efficient, LSS will decrease. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.156. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(i). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46, 61.42(e)(1)-(2), 61.47. See Windstream Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 5302, para. 18; Combined Price Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 7363, para. 21. 47 C.F.R. § 61.45(b)(1)(iv). 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.46, 61.42(e)(3), 61.47. See Windstream Petition at 1. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.901, 54.801. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901(a) (providing ICLS for rate-of-return carriers). See Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 4122, 4163, para. 93 (2004). See Windstream Petition at 7. See id. at 9. See id. at
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  • 61.3(d)'' and ``except'' and by inserting ``of this chapter that are'' between ``§ 61.45(i)(4)'' and ``not yet effective.'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(c); § 54.802(a), first and second sentences; §§ 54.804(a) and (b); §§ 54.807(c)(3) and (c)(4); § 61.48(m)(2)(vii), first sentence; § 69.152(d)(1); § 69.152(f); § 69.152(i); and § 69.152(q)(3) by replacing ``single line'' with ``single-line'' Amend Appendix B, §§ 54.801(a) and (b) by replacing ``Subpart'' with ``subpart'' and by replacing ``July 1, 2000'' with ``January 1, 2000'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.801(d), § 54.802(a); § 54.802(c); § 54.802(d); § 61.3(o) by replacing ``Subpart'' with ``subpart'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.801(d); § 54.801(e); § 54.802, caption; § 54.802(a); § 54.802(b); § 54.802(d); § 54.803(b); § 54.804, caption; § 54.805, caption; §
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  • derive their universal service support 27 For example, four states and Puerto Rico receive forty percent of the total support distributed to competitive ETCs, and ten states receive almost sixty percent of competitive ETC support. As shown in the attached table, many states receive little or no competitive ETC support. See Appendix B. 28 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.603 and 54.801(a). 29 Local switching support for incumbent LECs ranged between $360 million and $384 million annually from 2003 through 2006. Interstate common line support (including its predecessor long-term support) for incumbent LECs, which ranged between $871 million and $953 million annually from 2003 through 2006, has remained stable at approximately $950 annually for the last two years. See Universal Service Monitoring
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  • and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). Because the interstate access universal service support mechanism is capped at $650 million, transactions involving the transfer of support will not increase the mechanism's overall size. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. If a non-price cap LEC acquires exchanges from a price-cap LEC, per-line interstate access universal service support will not transfer. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than
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  • para. 287. See supra, § IV.A.2. 47 C.F.R. § 54.807. In adopting these rules today, we do not alter the Commission's existing rules governing the sale or acquisition of lines by carriers or the definition of study area contained in Part 36 of our rules. See Interstate Access Support Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13060 para. 225; 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(d). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305. See Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8942-43 para. 308. See Interstate Access Support Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13043 paras. 195-96. See supra, § IV.A.2.a. See id. at § IV.A.2.d. See id. at § IV.A.2.a. See Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (1995). See 5 U.S.C. §
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  • established the IAS mechanism in the CALLS Order as part of a five-year transitional access charge and universal service reform plan for price cap carriers. Id. at 12962. The total amount of IAS is limited to $650 million each year: the IAS mechanism applies mathematical formulas to apportion support among ETCs in price cap carrier service areas. 47 C.F.R. § 54.801. The term ``price cap CMT revenues'' refers to a price cap carrier's common line, marketing, and transport interconnection charge revenues. 47 C.F.R. § 54.800. . See Industry and Technology Analysis Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Telephone Subscribership in the United States (April 2003) (Telephone Subscribership Report). See also AT&T Comments at 11 (citing November 2002 Telephone Subscribership Report). . According to
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  • 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 Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Ninth
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  • Wireless Comments at 18. See Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 7-8. See 47 C.F.R §§ 36.601, et seq. (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (local switching support), 54.303 (long term support), 54.901, et seq. (interstate common line support). Interstate access support also is available to rural carriers subject to price cap regulation of their interstate access rates. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801, et seq. The Joint Board does not recommend limiting the scope of interstate access support at this time, because the interstate access support methodology prevents support increases due to competitive ETC entry. See AT&T Comments at 13 (``Because [interstate access support] is subject to a hard cap, it cannot be the source of uncontrolled High Cost Support growth.''). See AT&T
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  • 12962 (2000) (CALLS Order) (subsequent history omitted); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(d). The Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line varies among carriers and among study areas. Price Cap CMT Revenue was designed to recover not only common line costs, but marketing costs and the TIC (transport and interconnection charge), as well. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.152. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.801 et seq. For price cap carriers different residential SLC caps apply to primary subscriber lines and secondary subscriber lines. The residential primary line SLC cap is $6.50. See 47 C.F.R. § 69.152(d)(1)(ii)(D). The residential secondary line SLC cap is $7.00. See id. § 69.152(e)(1)(i). The SLC cap for the business customers of price cap carriers is $9.20 for all subscriber
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  • 14 FCC Rcd 20432, 20439, para. 11 (1999) (Ninth Report and Order), remanded, Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 258 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 2001); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Order on Remand, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Memorandum Opinion and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 03-249, (rel. Oct. 27, 2003). See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.309 (forward-looking support), 54.801-54.809 (interstate access support). First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8936, para. 294. In 2001, consistent with the recommendations of the Joint Board, the Commission modified its rules for providing high-cost universal service support to rural companies based on embedded costs for a five-year period. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of
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  • Wireless Comments at 18. See Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 7-8. See 47 C.F.R §§ 36.601, et seq. (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (local switching support), 54.303 (long term support), 54.901, et seq. (interstate common line support). Interstate access support also is available to rural carriers subject to price cap regulation of their interstate access rates. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801, et seq. The Joint Board does not recommend limiting the scope of interstate access support at this time, because the interstate access support methodology prevents support increases due to competitive ETC entry. See AT&T Comments at 13 (``Because [interstate access support] is subject to a hard cap, it cannot be the source of uncontrolled High Cost Support growth.''). See AT&T
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  • of competitive ETC support and its consequences). For example, four states and Puerto Rico receive forty percent of the total support distributed to competitive ETCs, and ten states receive almost sixty percent of competitive ETC support. As shown in the attached table, many states receive little or no competitive ETC support. See Appendix B. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.603 and 54.801(a). Local switching support for incumbent LECs ranged between $360 million and $384 million annually from 2003 through 2006. Interstate common line support (including its predecessor long-term support) for incumbent LECs, which ranged between $871 million and $953 million annually from 2003 through 2006, has remained stable at approximately $950 annually for the last two years. See Universal Service Monitoring Report,
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  • of competitive ETC support and its consequences). For example, four states and Puerto Rico receive forty percent of the total support distributed to competitive ETCs, and ten states receive almost sixty percent of competitive ETC support. As shown in the attached table, many states receive little or no competitive ETC support. See Appendix B. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.603 and 54.801(a). Local switching support for incumbent LECs ranged between $360 million and $384 million annually from 2003 through 2006. Interstate common line support (including its predecessor long-term support) for incumbent LECs, which ranged between $871 million and $953 million annually from 2003 through 2006, has remained stable at approximately $950 annually for the last two years. See Universal Service Monitoring Report,
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  • (USTelecom IAS Letter). See USTelecom IAS Letter at 1-2. See infra section III.B.3 (Base Period for the Cap). See USTelecom IAS Letter at 2. See infra section III.B.3 (Base Period for the Cap). Nothing in this order is intended, or shall be construed by USAC, to alter the annual IAS targeted cap amount of $650 million. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a). Because the limited exception that we adopt herein will trigger additional Paperwork Reduction Act requirements, the limited exception will not become effective until the relevant reporting and recording requirements are approved by the Office of Management and Budget. . . See Alltel Comments at 21-23. See Dobson Comments at 14 (``The Commission should not disturb competitive ETCs' expectations by picking
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  • on Universal Service, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, 15 FCC Rcd 12962, 13018, para. 135 (2000) (CALLS Order) (subsequent history omitted). See id. at 13028-38, paras. 160-182 See id. at 13043-55, paras. 195-213. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.801 et seq. See also CALLS Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13043-55, paras. 195-213. Windstream Petition at 3. 47 C.F.R. § 61.41; Valor Communications Group, Inc. (New Valor) Petition for Waiver, WCB/Pricing No. 05-37, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 859 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2006) (New Valor Order). By the terms of that order, Windstream, as the successor to New Valor, is required
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  • deducted from the annual funding of each respective support mechanism. The expenses deducted from the annual funding for each support mechanism also shall include the Administrator's joint and common costs allocated to each support mechanism pursuant to the cost allocation manual filed by the Administrator under § 64.903 of this chapter. Subpart J- Interstate Access Universal Service Support Mechanism Amend §54.801 by adding paragraph (f) to read as follows: § 54.801 General ***** (f) Beginning January 1, 2012, no incumbent or competitive eligible telecommunications carrier shall receive support pursuant to this subpart, nor shall any incumbent or competitive eligible telecommunications carrier be required to complete any filings pursuant to this subpart after March 31, 2012. Subpart K- Interstate Common Line Support
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  • Average Revenue Per Line = (25% * (Loopzone price + (Port)price))+ U (Uniform revenue per line adjustment) where, U = [(Average Price Cap CMT Revenue Per Line Per Monthstudy area * ILEC Base Period Lines) - (25% * ( (ILEC Base Period LinesUNE Zone x ((Loopzone price + Port Price) for all zones)))] ( ILEC Base Period LinesStudy Area(s) § 54.801 General (a) The total amount of universal service support under this subpart, excluding administrative expenses, for areas served by price cap incumbent LECs as of June 30, 2000, is targeted to be $650 million per year, if no exchanges, other than those offered for sale prior to January 1, 2000, are sold to non-price-cap LECs or purchased from non-price cap
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  • Loopzone price & PortPrice are the rates for unbundled loop and switch ports in a given UNE zone. Alternative 2: Loopzone price & PortPrice are the average cost of a loop and a line port, calculated using an FCC-approved cost model, within each geographic zone within a study area for which a state has created geographically deaveraged UNE loop rates. §54.801 General The total amount of universal service support under this Subpart for areas served by price cap incumbent LECs as of December 31, 1999, is a maximum of $650 million per year, if all price cap incumbent LECs elect to participate and if no exchanges, other than those offered for sale prior to December 31, 1999, are sold to non-price-cap
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001434.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001434.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001548.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001548.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001585.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001585.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001625.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001625.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001862.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001862.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001863.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001863.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001894.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001894.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001908.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001908.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002221.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002221.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002222.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002222.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002640.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002640.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002662.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002662.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.txt
  • Average Revenue Per Line = (25% * (Loopzone price + (Port)price))+ U (Uniform revenue per line adjustment) where, U = [(Average Price Cap CMT Revenue Per Line Per Monthstudy area * ILEC Base Period Lines) - (25% * ( (ILEC Base Period LinesUNE Zone x ((Loopzone price + Port Price) for all zones)))] ( ILEC Base Period LinesStudy Area(s) § 54.801 General (a) The total amount of universal service support under this subpart, excluding administrative expenses, for areas served by price cap incumbent LECs as of June 30, 2000, is targeted to be $650 million per year, if no exchanges, other than those offered for sale prior to January 1, 2000, are sold to non-price-cap LECs or purchased from non-price cap
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010129.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010129.txt
  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.503. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. See 54.305 Waiver Order at paras. 6-13. Id. at para. 12. See infra discussion at paras. 15-18. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, . . . then the support that would otherwise be provided under this subpart, had such study area or portion thereof not been sold, will not be distributed
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010410.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010410.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010507.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010507.txt
  • See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9163-9165. See Access Charge Reform, Sixth Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-262 and 94-1, Report and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if "all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than a price cap LEC, and the study area or portion thereof was not offered for sale prior to January 1,
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011536.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011536.txt
  • interstate access reform and universal service proposal put forth by the members of the Coalition for Affordable Local and Long Distance Service (CALLS), beginning July 1, 2000, if a price cap LEC acquires exchanges from another price cap LEC, the acquiring carrier will become eligible to receive interstate access universal service support for the acquired exchanges. In accordance with section 54.801 of the Commission's rules, the acquiring price cap LEC will receive interstate access universal service support at the same level as the selling price cap LEC formerly received, and both carriers will adjust their line counts accordingly beginning with the next quarterly report to the fund Administrator. Carriers also are required to report their adjusted average common line, marketing, and
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01013.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01013.txt
  • and Order in CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-103, at para. 225 (rel. May 31, 2000) (Interstate Access Universal Service Order). Because the interstate access universal service support mechanism is capped at $650 million, transactions involving the transfer of support will not increase the mechanism's overall size. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 201. If a non-price cap LEC acquires exchanges from a price-cap LEC, per-line interstate access universal service support will not transfer. Section 54.801 of the Commission's rules states that, if ``all or a portion of a study area served by a price cap LEC is sold to an entity other than
• http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2001/dd011226.html
  • DATE FOR CALEA SECTION 103 COMPLIANCE FOR WIRELINE CARRIERS TO MARCH 31, 2002. (DA No. 01-3007). (Dkt No 97-2713). CCB. Contact: Gayle Radley Teicher at (202) 418-1515, e-mail: gteicher @fcc.gov [80]DA-01-3007A1.doc [81]DA-01-3007A2.doc [82]DA-01-3007A1.pdf [83]DA-01-3007A2.pdf [84]DA-01-3007A1.txt [85]DA-01-3007A2.txt Released: 12/21/2001. CENTURYTEL FILES PETITIONS TO WAIVE THE COMMISSION'S "ALL-OR-NOTHING" RULE (SECTION 61.41) AND CLARIFY THE AVAILABILITY OF INTERSTATE ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT (SECTION 54.801) FOR EXCHANGES TO BE ACQURED IN MISSOURI AND ALABAMA. (DA No. 01-2974). Comments Due: 01/07/2002. Reply Comments Due: 01/17/2002. CCB. Contact: Rhonda Lien at (202) 418-1530 [86]DA-01-2974A1.doc [87]DA-01-2974A1.pdf [88]DA-01-2974A1.txt Released: 12/21/2001. PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR PETITIONS FOR PRICING FLEXIBILITY FOR SPECIAL ACCESS AND DEDICATED TRANSPORT SERVICES FILED BY AMERITECH OPERATING COMPANIES , SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY,