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Interconnection 51 501 Scope a The rules in this subpart apply to the pricing of network elements interconnection and methods of obtaining access to unbundled elements including physical collocation and virtual collocation b As used in this subpart the term element includes network elements interconnection and methods ...
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the incumbent LEC s provision of other elements 1 Efficient network configuration The total element long run incremental cost of an element should be measured based on the use of the most efficient telecommunications technology currently available and the lowest cost network configuration given the existing location of...
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as to provide all the elements and services offered d Factors that may not be considered The following factors shall not be considered in a calculation of the forward looking economic cost of an element 1 Embedded costs Embedded costs are the costs that the incumbent LEC incurred in the past and that are recorded in th...
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factual record that is sufficient for purposes of review The record of any state proceeding in which a state commission considers a cost study for purposes of establishing rates under this section shall include any such cost study 51 507 General rate structure standard a Element rates shall be structured consistently w...
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density related zone pricing plans described in 69 123 of this chapter or other such cost related zone plans established pursuant to state law 2 In states not using such existing plans state commissions must create a minimum of three cost related rate zones 61 FR 45619 Aug 29 1996 as amended at 64 FR 32207 June 16 1999...
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102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 509 g Interconnection g Collocation Collocation costs shall be recovered consistent with the rate structure policies established in the Expanded Interconnection proceeding CC Docket No 91 141 h Network interface device An incumbent LEC must establish a price for t...
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rate or rates that are consistent with the requirements set forth in 51 505 and 51 511 In that event the state commission may establish a rate for an element that is consistent with the proxies specified in this section provided that 1 Any rate established through use of such proxies shall be superseded once the state ...
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Georgia 16 09 Hawaii 15 27 Idaho 20 16 Illinois 13 12 Indiana 13 29 Iowa 15 94 Kansas 19 85 Kentucky 16 70 Louisiana 16 98 Maine 18 69 Maryland 13 36 Massachusetts 9 83 Michigan 15 27 Minnesota 14 81 Mississippi 21 97 Missouri 18 32 Montana 25 18 Nebraska 18 05 Nevada 18 95 New Hampshire 16 00 New Jersey 12 47 New Mexi...
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for purposes of assessing compliance with this proxy A weighted average of such flat rate or usage sensitive charges shall be used in appropriate circumstances such as when peak and off peak charges are used ii The blended proxy based rate for the line port component of the local switching element shall be no less than...
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interconnection tariffs as described in 64 1401 and 69 121 of this chapter the proxy based rates for collocation shall be no greater than the effective rates for equivalent services in the interstate expanded interconnection tariff To the extent that the incumbent LEC does not offer a comparable form of collocation in ...
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the earliest of the following and not thereafter 1 June 30 1997 2 The effective date of a state commission decision that an incumbent LEC may not assess such charges or 3 With respect to a Bell operating company only the date on which that company is authorized to offer in region interLATA service in the state pursuant...
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exchange carriers a An incumbent LEC shall offer to any requesting telecommunications carrier any telecommunications service that the incumbent LEC offers on a retail basis to subscribers that are not telecommunications carriers for resale at wholesale rates that are at the election of the state commission 1 Consistent...
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purposes of this subpart exchange access services as defined in section 3 of the Act shall not be considered to be telecommunications services that incumbent LECs must make available for resale at wholesale rates to requesting telecommunications carriers 65 FR 6915 Feb 11 2000 47 CFR 51 607 enhanced display page 52 of ...
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this section 32 6611 32 6613 and 32 6621 6623 of this chapter may be included in wholesale rates only to the extent that the incumbent LEC proves to a state commission that specific costs in these accounts will be incurred and are not avoidable with respect to services sold at wholesale or that specific costs in these ...
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basis for selecting a particular discount rate The same discount percentage rate shall be used to establish interim wholesale rates for each telecommunications service 47 CFR 51 611 b enhanced display page 53 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 611 c Interconnection c A state commission that esta...
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an incumbent LEC offers for resale failure by an incumbent LEC to comply with reseller unbranding or rebranding requests shall constitute a restriction on resale 1 An incumbent LEC may impose such a restriction only if it proves to the state commission that the restriction is reasonable and nondiscriminatory such as by...
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be assessed will depend upon the identity of the end user served by the requesting carrier b When an incumbent LEC provides telephone exchange service to a requesting carrier at wholesale rates for resale the incumbent LEC shall continue to assess the interstate access charges provided in part 69 of this chapter other ...
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telecommunications carrier other than a CMRS provider except for telecommunications traffic that is interstate or intrastate exchange access information access or exchange services for such access see FCC 01 131 paragraphs 34 36 39 42 43 or 2 Telecommunications traffic exchanged between a LEC and a CMRS provider that a...
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purposes of this subpart a Non Access Reciprocal Compensation arrangement between two carriers is either a bill and keep arrangement per 51 713 or an arrangement in which each carrier receives intercarrier compensation for the transport and termination of Non Access Telecommunications Traffic 61 FR 45619 Aug 29 1996 as...
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transport and termination of such traffic shall be deemed an equivalent facility under 51 701 76 FR 73855 Nov 29 2011 47 CFR 51 703 c enhanced display page 56 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 705 Interconnection 51 705 LECs rates for transport and termination a Notwithstanding any other provis...
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the basis of the larger carrier s forward looking costs pursuant to 51 711 c Except as provided by paragraph a of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of the Commission s rules default transitional Non Access Reciprocal Compensation rates shall be determined as follows 1 Effective December 29 2011 no te...
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5 Interconnection 5 After July 1 2020 all Rate of Return Local Exchange Carrier s Non Access Reciprocal Compensation rates and all non incumbent LECs that benchmark access rates to Rate of Return Carriers shall be set pursuant to Bill and Keep arrangements for Non Access Reciprocal Compensation as defined in this subpa...
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transport to its interconnection point This paragraph c is a default provision and applicable in the absence of an existing agreement or arrangement otherwise 76 FR 73856 Nov 29 2011 51 711 Symmetrical reciprocal compensation a Rates for transport and termination of Non Access Telecommunications Traffic shall be symmet...
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a network efficiently configured and operated by the carrier other than the incumbent LEC or the smaller of two incumbent LECs exceed the costs incurred by the incumbent LEC or the larger incumbent LEC and consequently that such that a higher rate is justified c Pending further proceedings before the Commission a state...
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termination of Non Access Telecommunications Traffic by the incumbent LEC 2 A telecommunications carrier may take advantage of such an interim arrangement only after it has requested negotiation with the incumbent LEC pursuant to 51 301 b Upon receipt of a request as described in paragraph a of this section an incumben...
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for transport and termination of telecommunications traffic subject to the interim arrangement 1 A voluntary agreement has been negotiated and approved by a state commission 2 An agreement has been arbitrated and approved by a state commission or 3 The period for requesting arbitration has passed with no such request d...
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as provided for in section 252 a 2 of the Act or for a request for arbitration as provided for in section 252 b of the Act or fails to complete an arbitration within the time limits established in section 252 b 4 C of the Act c A state shall not be deemed to have failed to act for purposes of section 252 e 5 of the Act...
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may file with the Commission a response to the petition b The party seeking preemption must prove that the state has failed to act to carry out its responsibilities under section 252 of the Act c The Commission pursuant to section 252 e 5 of the Act may take notice upon its own motion that a state commission has failed...
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mediation or arbitration by the Commission pursuant to section 252 e 5 of the Act are not required to be submitted to the state commission for approval or rejection 51 807 Arbitration and mediation of agreements by the Commission pursuant to section 252 e 5 of the Act a The rules established in this section shall apply...
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issue by issue final offer arbitration 2 Negotiations among the parties may continue with or without the assistance of the arbitrator after final arbitration offers are submitted Parties may submit subsequent final offers following such negotiations 3 To provide an opportunity for final post offer negotiations the arbi...
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except that the Commission will consider requests by third parties to file written pleadings h Absent mutual consent of the parties to change any terms and conditions adopted by the arbitrator the decision of the arbitrator shall be binding on the parties 47 CFR 51 807 h enhanced display page 62 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 u...
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Act 69 FR 43771 July 22 2004 Subpart J Transitional Access Service Pricing Source 76 FR 73856 Nov 29 2011 unless otherwise noted 51 901 Purpose and scope of transitional access service pricing rules a The purpose of this section is to establish rules governing the transition of intercarrier compensation from a calling ...
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local exchange carrier include the entrance facility rate elements specified in 69 110 of this chapter the dedicated transport rate elements specified in 69 111 of this chapter the direct trunked transport rate elements specified in 69 112 of this chapter and the intrastate rate elements for functionally equivalent acc...
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access service e Fiscal Year 2011 means October 1 2010 through September 30 2011 f Price Cap Carrier has the same meaning as that term is defined in 61 3 aa of this chapter g Rate of Return Carrier is any incumbent local exchange carrier not subject to price cap regulation as that term is defined in 61 3 bb of this cha...
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rates as of December 31 2011 k Access Stimulation has the same meaning as that term is defined in 61 3 bbb of this chapter l Intermediate Access Provider has the same meaning as that term is defined in 61 3 ccc of this chapter m Interexchange Carrier has the same meaning as that term is defined in 61 3 ddd of this chap...
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procedures specified in part 61 of this chapter when filing such tariffs 47 CFR 51 905 b 1 enhanced display page 65 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 905 b 2 Interconnection 2 With respect to Transitional Intrastate Access Services originating access charges for Toll Free Calls and Toll Free Da...
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and intrastate rate elements in the traffic sensitive basket and the trunking basket as described in 47 CFR 61 42 d 2 and 3 to the extent that such rate elements are not contained in the definitions of Interstate End Office Access Services Tandem Switched Transport Access Services and Dedicated Transport Access Service...
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revenue 47 CFR 51 907 b 2 iv enhanced display page 66 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 907 b 2 v Interconnection at the proposed rates is no greater than Transitional Intrastate Access Service revenue at the intrastate rates in effect as of December 29 2011 less the Step 1 Access Revenue Reduc...
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an intrastate rate for a rate element that is below the comparable interstate rate for that element the Price Cap Carrier shall i Increase the rate for any intrastate rate element that is below the comparable interstate rate for that element to the interstate rate no later than July 1 2013 ii Include any increases made...
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rate for a rate element that is below the comparable interstate rate for that element the Price Cap Carrier shall 47 CFR 51 907 c 4 enhanced display page 67 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 907 c 4 i Interconnection i Increase the rate for any intrastate rate element that is below the comparab...
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Terminating End Office Access Rate The 2014 Target Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate means 0 0007 per minute plus two thirds of any difference between the 2011 Baseline Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate and 0 0007 per minute iii Beginning July 1 2014 no Price Cap Carrier s interstate Composite Ter...
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102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 907 e 1 ii Interconnection ii Beginning July 1 2015 no Price Cap Carrier s interstate Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate shall exceed its 2015 Target Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate A price cap carrier shall determine compliance by calculati...
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then dividing the result by the relevant 2011 Fiscal Year interstate terminating local switching demand A price cap carrier s intrastate terminating end office access rates may not exceed the comparable interstate terminating end office access rates In the alternative any Price Cap Carrier may elect to implement a sing...
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access tariffs and any state tariffs to remove any intercarrier charges applicable to terminating tandem switched access service traversing a tandem switch that the terminating carrier or its affiliate owns 47 CFR 51 907 h enhanced display page 69 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 907 i Interco...
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is greater than the value in paragraph i 2 i of this section the Price Cap Carrier shall reduce intrastate rates for End Office Access Service so that they are equal to the Price Cap Carrier s functionally equivalent interstate rates for End Office Access Rates and shall be subject to the interstate rate structure and ...
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Query Charges to no more than 0 004248 per query Nothing in this section obligates or allows a Price Cap Carrier that has Toll Free Database Query Charges lower than this rate to make any intrastate or interstate tariff filing revision to increase such rates 47 CFR 51 907 i 6 enhanced display page 70 of 102 47 CFR Part...
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79 FR 28844 May 20 2014 85 FR 75916 Nov 27 2020 51 909 Transition of rate of return carrier access charges a Notwithstanding any other provision of the Commission s rules on December 29 2011 a Rate of Return Carrier shall 1 Cap the rates for all rate elements for services contained in the definitions of End Office Acce...
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of Return Carrier the Association shall 47 CFR 51 909 a 4 i enhanced display page 71 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 909 a 4 i A Interconnection A Determine each entering Rate of Return Carrier s interstate switched access revenues for the preceding calendar year B Determine the revenues that...
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a percent net contribution or net receipt factor B The Association shall multiply the factor calculated in paragraph a 4 ii A of this section by the Rate of Return Carrier s switched access revenues for the preceding calendar year to yield the amount of the Rate of Return Carrier s net contribution or net receipts for ...
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i The Rate of Return Carrier shall multiply the factor determined in paragraph a 4 ii A of this section by negative one and then proportionately adjust the Association s capped switched access rates as of the date preceding the effective date of the exiting Rate of Return Carrier s next annual tariff filing by this per...
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Beginning July 1 2012 notwithstanding any other provision of the Commission s rules 1 Each Rate of Return Carrier shall file intrastate access tariff provisions in accordance with 51 505 b 2 that set forth the rates applicable to Transitional Intrastate Access Service in each state in which it provides Transitional Int...
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to establish rates for Transitional Intrastate Access Service in this manner shall notify the appropriate state regulatory authority of their election in the filing required by 51 907 b 1 v A Rate of Return Carrier may elect to apply its interstate access rate structure and interstate rates to Transitional Intrastate A...
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eligible recovery for 2012 c Step 2 Beginning July 1 2013 notwithstanding any other provision of the Commission s rules 1 Transitional Intrastate Access Service rates shall be no higher than the Rate of Return Carrier s interstate Terminating End Office Access Service Terminating Tandem Switched Transport Access Servic...
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intrastate rate elements for all components within interstate End Office Access Service For fixed charges the Rate of Return Carrier shall divide the amount based on relative originating and terminating end office switching minutes If sufficient originating and terminating end office switching minute data is not availa...
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end office access rates may not exceed the comparable interstate terminating end office access rates In the alternative any Rate of Return Carrier may elect to implement a single per minute rate element for both interstate and intrastate terminating End Office Access Service no greater than the 2014 Target Composite Te...
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July 1 2015 and then dividing by the projected interstate terminating end office local switching demand for the tariff period A rate of return carrier s intrastate terminating end office access rates may not exceed the comparable interstate terminating end office access rates In the alternative any Rate of Return Carri...
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2016 Target Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate if its intrastate terminating end office access rates would be at rate parity with its interstate terminating end office access rates Nothing in this section obligates or allows a Rate of Return Carrier that has intrastate rates lower than its functionally equiva...
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g 2 Interconnection Carrier may elect to implement a single per minute rate element for both interstate and intrastate terminating End Office Access Service no greater than the 2017 Target Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate if its intrastate terminating end office access rates would be at rate parity with its...
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Return Carrier may elect to implement a single per minute rate element for both interstate and intrastate terminating End Office Access Service no greater than the 2018 interstate Target Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate if its intrastate terminating end office access rates would be at rate parity with its i...
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Step 2 Beginning July 1 2021 and notwithstanding any other provision of the Commission s rules in this chapter each Rate of Return Carrier shall 1 Establish separate rate elements for interstate and intrastate toll free originating end office access service and non toll free originating end office access service Rate e...
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rate and rate structure modifications v Except as provided in paragraph m 2 of this section nothing in this section allows a Rate of Return Carrier that has intrastate rates lower than its functionally equivalent interstate rates to make any intrastate tariff filing or intrastate tariff revisions to increase such rates...
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Query Charges lower than this rate to make any intrastate or interstate tariff filing revision to increase such rates n 8YY Transition Step 3 Beginning July 1 2022 and notwithstanding any other provision of the Commission s rules in this chapter each Rate of Return Carrier shall 1 Reduce its interstate and intrastate r...
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LECs operating in an area served by a Price Cap Carrier no such Competitive LEC may increase the rate for any originating or terminating intrastate switched access service above the rate for such service in effect on December 29 2011 2 In the case of Competitive LEC operating in an area served by an incumbent local exc...
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access demand for each rate element 2 Calculate total revenue from Transitional Intrastate Access Service at the carrier s intrastate access rates in effect on December 29 2011 using Fiscal Year 2011 intrastate switched access demand for each rate element 3 Calculate the Step 1 Access Revenue Reduction The Step 1 Acces...
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to paragraph b of this section and that Competitive LEC has an intrastate rate for a rate element that is below the comparable interstate rate for that element the Competitive LEC may increase the rate for any intrastate rate element that is below the comparable interstate rate for that element to the interstate rate n...
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traffic a 1 Terminating Access Reciprocal Compensation subject to this subpart exchanged between a local exchange carrier and another telecommunications carrier in Time Division Multiplexing TDM format that originates and or terminates in IP format shall be subject to a rate equal to the relevant interstate terminating...
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regardless of whether the local exchange carrier itself delivers such traffic to the called party s premises or delivers the call to the called party s premises via contractual or other arrangements with an affiliated or unaffiliated provider of interconnected VoIP service as defined in 47 U S C 153 25 or a non interco...
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traffic between such local exchange carrier s terminating end office or equivalent and the associated access tandem switch and 2 Designate the Intermediate Access Provider s if any that will provide terminating switched access tandem switching or terminating switched access tandem transport services to the local exchan...
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switching or terminating switched access tandem transport services to the IPES Provider engaged in Access Stimulation and further 2 The IPES Provider may assume financial responsibility for any applicable Intermediate Access Provider s charges for such services for any traffic between such IPES Provider s terminating e...
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carrier engaged in Access Stimulation as defined in 61 3 bbb of this chapter or to an IPES Provider engaged in Access Stimulation directly or indirectly through a local exchange carrier and that local exchange carrier engaged in Access Stimulation shall pay or the IPES Provider engaged in Access Stimulation may pay for...
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the recovery mechanism outlined below to implement reforms adopted in FCC 11 161 and as required by 20 11 b of this chapter and 51 705 and 51 907 b Definitions As used in this section and 51 917 the following terms mean 1 CALLS Study Area A CALLS Study Area means a Price Cap Carrier study area that participated in the ...
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switching minutes 6 Lifeline Customer A Lifeline Customer is a residential lifeline subscriber as defined by 54 400 a of this chapter that does not pay a Residential and or Single Line Business End User Common Line Charge 7 Net Reciprocal Compensation Net Reciprocal Compensation means the difference between a carrier s...
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access replacement universal service contributions state E911 charges and state TRS charges 12 Residential Rate Ceiling The Residential Rate Ceiling which consists of the total of the Rate Ceiling Component Charges is set at 30 per month The Residential Rate Ceiling will be the higher of the rate in effect on January 1...
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terminating local switching minutes c 2011 Price Cap Carrier Base Period Revenue 2011 Price Cap Carrier Base Period Revenue is equal to the sum of the following three components 1 Terminating interstate end office switched access revenues and interstate Tandem Switched Transport Access Service revenues for Fiscal Year ...
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by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor 2 By using a composite reciprocal compensation rate as follows i Establish a composite reciprocal compensation rate for its Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation receipts and its Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation payments by dividing its Fiscal Year 2011 reciproc...
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Price Cap Carrier s cumulative reductions in Fiscal Year 2011 net reciprocal compensation revenues other than those associated with CMRS traffic as described in 51 701 b 2 resulting from rate reductions required by 51 705 may be calculated in one of the following ways 1 Calculate the cumulative reduction in Fiscal Year...
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Area Base Factor and or the Non CALLS Study Area Base Factor as applicable multiplied by the sum of the amounts in paragraphs d 1 iii A through d 1 iii E of this section and then adding the amount in paragraph d 1 iii F of this section to that amount A The amount of the reduction in Transitional Intrastate Access Servi...
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following ways 1 Calculate the cumulative reduction in Fiscal Year 2011 net reciprocal compensation revenue as a result of rate reductions required by 51 705 using Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation demand and then multiply by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor 2 By using a composite reciprocal compensat...
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in paragraphs d 1 iv A through d 1 iv E of this section and then adding the amount in paragraph d 1 iv F of this section to that amount A The amount of the reduction in Transitional Intrastate Access Service revenues determined pursuant to 51 907 b 2 and c multiplied by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor B The...
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reductions required by 51 705 using Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation demand and then multiply by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor 2 By using a composite reciprocal compensation rate as follows i Establish a composite reciprocal compensation rate for its Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation receip...
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in paragraph d 1 v F of this section to that amount A The amount of the reduction in Transitional Intrastate Access Service revenues determined pursuant to 51 907 b 2 and c multiplied by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor B The reduction in interstate switched access revenues equal to the difference between th...
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102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 CFR 51 915 d 1 v E 2 Interconnection 2 By using a composite reciprocal compensation rate as follows i Establish a composite reciprocal compensation rate for its Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation receipts and its Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation payments by...
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Baseline Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate using Fiscal Year 2011 terminating interstate end office switching minutes and then multiply by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor C The reduction in revenues equal to the intrastate 2014 Composite terminating End Office Access Rate using Fiscal Year 2011 t...
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excluding demand for traffic exchanged pursuant to a bill and keep arrangement ii Calculate the difference between each of the composite reciprocal compensation rates and the target reciprocal compensation rate set forth in 51 705 for the year beginning July 1 2017 using the appropriate Fiscal Year 2011 demand and then...
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the terminating Tandem Switched Transport Access Service rate to 0 0007 pursuant to 51 907 g 2 using Fiscal Year 2011 terminating tandem switched minutes and then multiply by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor 47 CFR 51 915 d 1 vii D enhanced display page 91 of 102 47 CFR Part 51 up to date as of 2 20 2024 47 ...
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the composite reciprocal compensation rates and the target reciprocal compensation rate set forth in 51 705 for the year beginning July 1 2018 using the appropriate Fiscal Year 2011 demand and then multiply by the Price Cap Carrier Traffic Demand Factor or 3 For the purpose of establishing its recovery for net reciproc...
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Eligible Recovery calculated pursuant to 51 915 d 3 A Price Cap Carrier seeking revenue recovery must annually certify as part of its tariff filings to the Commission and to the relevant state commission that the carrier is not seeking duplicative recovery in the state jurisdiction for any Eligible Recovery subject to ...
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areas operated by its wholly owned operating companies through assessments of the Access Recovery Charge on end users in any price cap study areas operated by its wholly owned operating companies that are price cap incumbent local exchange carriers 4 Distribution of Access Recovery Charges among lines of different type...
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to 69 152 of this Chapter a Price Cap Carrier may assess an Access Recovery Charge as follows A Beginning July 1 2012 a maximum of 0 50 per month for each line B Beginning July 1 2013 a maximum of 1 00 per month for each line C Beginning July 1 2014 a maximum of 1 50 per month for each line D Beginning July 1 2015 a ma...
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residential end user and does not apply to single line business customers iv The Access Recovery Charge allowed by paragraph e 5 ii of this section may not be assessed to the extent that its assessment would bring the total of the multi line business end user common line charge and the Access Recovery Charge above 12 2...
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Cap Carrier may recover any eligible recovery allowed by paragraph d that it could not have recovered through charges assessed pursuant to paragraph e of this section from CAF ICC Support pursuant to 54 304 For this purpose the Price Cap Carrier must impute the maximum charges it could have assessed under paragraph e o...
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Access Revenue Requirement 2011 Interstate Switched Access Revenue Requirement means i For a Rate of Return Carrier that participated in the NECA 2011 annual switched access tariff filing its projected interstate switched access revenue requirement associated with the NECA 2011 annual interstate switched access tariff ...
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Revenue Requirement Revenue Requirement is equal to a carrier s regulated operating costs plus an 11 25 percent return on a carrier s net rate base calculated in compliance with the provisions of parts 36 65 and 69 of this chapter For an average schedule carrier its Revenue Requirement shall be equal to the average sch...
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2012 c Adjustment for Access Stimulation activity 2011 Rate of Return Carrier Base Period Revenue shall be adjusted to reflect the removal of any increases in revenue requirement or revenues resulting from Access Stimulation activity the Rate of Return Carrier engaged in during the relevant measuring period A Rate of R...
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Return Carrier Baseline Adjustment Factor less A The Expected Revenues from Transitional Intrastate Access Service for the year beginning July 1 2013 reflecting forecasted demand multiplied by the rates in the rate transition contained in 51 909 B The Expected Revenues from interstate switched access for the year begin...
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47 CFR 51 917 d 1 iii D Interconnection D An amount equal to True up Revenues for Access Recovery Charges for the year beginning July 1 2012 multiplied by negative one iv Beginning July 1 2015 and for all subsequent years a Rate of Return Carrier s eligible recovery will be calculated by updating the procedures set for...
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seeking revenue recovery must annually certify as part of its tariff filings to the Commission and to the relevant state commission that the carrier is not seeking duplicative recovery in the state jurisdiction for any Eligible Recovery subject to the recovery mechanism viii A If a Rate of Return Carrier in any tariff ...
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and cents per line per month may be assessed upon end users that may be assessed a subscriber line charge pursuant to 69 104 of this chapter to the extent necessary to allow the Rate of Return Carrier to recover some or all of its Eligible Recovery determined pursuant to paragraph d of this section subject to the caps ...
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lines A The number of Residential and Single Line Business lines assessed an End User Common Line charge excluding Lifeline Customers divided by B The sum of the number of Residential and Single Line Business lines assessed an End User Common Line charge excluding Lifeline Customers and two 2 times the number of End Us...
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ii For each line assessed a multi line business end user common line charge pursuant to 69 104 of this chapter a Rate of Return Carrier may assess an Access Recovery Charge as follows A Beginning July 1 2012 a maximum of 1 00 per month for each multi line business end user common line charge assessed B Beginning July 1...
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