FCC Web Documents citing 54.804

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• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1333A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1333A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1333A1.txt
  • 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 carriers. 54.807 Interstate access universal service support. 54.808 Transition provisions and periodic calculation. 54.809 Carrier
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-203308A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-203308A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-203308A1.txt
  • Amend Appendix B, § 54.715(c), third sentence, by replacing ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(a) by inserting ``of this chapter,'' between ``§ 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)
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-249A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-249A1.pdf
  • LEC's annual unseparated local switching revenue requirement multiplied by its local switching support factor, which is defined as the difference between the 1996 weighted interstate Dial Equipment Minutes (DEM) factor and the 1996 unweighted DEM factor. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901. See also MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19673-74, para. 142. 47 C.F.R. § 54.804; see CALLS Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13049-55, paras. 206-13. The Commission 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
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03J-1A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03J-1A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03J-1A1.txt
  • or high-cost loop support and LTS. Ninth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 20473-20479, para. 78-88; see 47 C.F.R. § 54.311. Beginning January 1, 2001, the Commission began phasing down interim hold-harmless support (excluding LTS), through annual $1.00 reductions to average monthly, per line high-cost loop support available to non-rural carriers. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311(d). 47 C.F.R. § 54.804; see Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for LECs, CC Docket Nos. 96-262 and 94-1, Sixth Report and Order, Low-Volume Long-Distance Users, CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 12962, 13049-55, paras. 206-13 (2000) (CALLS Order), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, and remanded in part, Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 265
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.txt
  • as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in § 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in § 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in § 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in § 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to § 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in § 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in § 54.806(i) and (j). Total National Minimum Delta (TNMD) is the nationwide sum of all study area
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002132.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002132.txt
  • revenue per line for that zone exceeds a SLC benchmark of $7.00 per line for residential and single-line business lines and a SLC benchmark of $9.20 per line for multi-line business lines, the interstate access support mechanism provides support for a portion of the difference between average price cap CMT revenue per line and the benchmarks. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.804-806; see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at paras. 196, 207. Per-line amounts of interstate access universal service support are portable among competing eligible telecommunications carriers. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307, 54.807(d); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 209. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.802(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 227. See 47 C.F.R.
• 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
  • as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in § 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in § 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in § 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in § 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to § 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in § 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in § 54.806(i) and (j). Total National Minimum Delta (TNMD) is the nationwide sum of all study area
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1333A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1333A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1333A1.txt
  • 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 carriers. 54.807 Interstate access universal service support. 54.808 Transition provisions and periodic calculation. 54.809 Carrier
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-203308A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-203308A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-203308A1.txt
  • Amend Appendix B, § 54.715(c), third sentence, by replacing ``high cost'' with ``high-cost'' and ``low cost'' with ``low-cost'' Amend Appendix B, § 54.800(a) by inserting ``of this chapter,'' between ``§ 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)
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-249A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-249A1.pdf
  • LEC's annual unseparated local switching revenue requirement multiplied by its local switching support factor, which is defined as the difference between the 1996 weighted interstate Dial Equipment Minutes (DEM) factor and the 1996 unweighted DEM factor. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.901. See also MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19673-74, para. 142. 47 C.F.R. § 54.804; see CALLS Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 13049-55, paras. 206-13. The Commission 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
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03J-1A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03J-1A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03J-1A1.txt
  • or high-cost loop support and LTS. Ninth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 20473-20479, para. 78-88; see 47 C.F.R. § 54.311. Beginning January 1, 2001, the Commission began phasing down interim hold-harmless support (excluding LTS), through annual $1.00 reductions to average monthly, per line high-cost loop support available to non-rural carriers. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311(d). 47 C.F.R. § 54.804; see Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for LECs, CC Docket Nos. 96-262 and 94-1, Sixth Report and Order, Low-Volume Long-Distance Users, CC Docket No. 99-249, Eleventh Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 12962, 13049-55, paras. 206-13 (2000) (CALLS Order), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, and remanded in part, Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 265
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00193.txt
  • as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in § 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in § 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in § 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in § 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to § 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in § 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in § 54.806(i) and (j). Total National Minimum Delta (TNMD) is the nationwide sum of all study area
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002132.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002132.txt
  • revenue per line for that zone exceeds a SLC benchmark of $7.00 per line for residential and single-line business lines and a SLC benchmark of $9.20 per line for multi-line business lines, the interstate access support mechanism provides support for a portion of the difference between average price cap CMT revenue per line and the benchmarks. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.804-806; see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at paras. 196, 207. Per-line amounts of interstate access universal service support are portable among competing eligible telecommunications carriers. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307, 54.807(d); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 209. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.802(a); see also Interstate Access Universal Service Order at para. 227. See 47 C.F.R.
• 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
  • as of July 1, 2001 100% as of July 1, 2002. Minimum Delta (MD) is defined in § 54.806(d). Minimum Support Requirement (MSR) is defined in § 54.806(g). Nationwide Total Above Benchmark Revenues is defined in § 54.806(b). Price cap LEC is defined in § 54.802(c). Preliminary Minimum Access Universal Service Supportstudy area is the amount calculated pursuant to § 54.804. Preliminary Study Area Universal Service Support (PSAUSS) is defined in § 54.806(c). Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for all zones in the study area. Study Area Access Universal Service Support (SAAUS) is defined in § 54.806(i) and (j). Total National Minimum Delta (TNMD) is the nationwide sum of all study area