§  69.113   Non-premium charges for MTS-WATS equivalent services.

   (a) Charges that are computed in accordance with this section shall be
   assessed upon interexchange carriers or other persons that receive
   access that is not deemed to be premium access as this term in defined
   in §  69.105(b)(1) in lieu of carrier charges that are computed in
   accordance with § §  69.105, 69.106, 69.118, 69.124, and 69.127.

   (b) The non-premium charge for the Carrier Common Line element shall be
   computed by multiplying the premium charge for such element by .45.

   (c) For telephone companies that are not subject to price cap
   regulation as that term is defined in §  61.3(x) of this chapter, the
   non-premium charge for the Local Switching element shall be computed by
   multiplying a hypothetical premium charge for such element by .45. The
   hypothetical premium charge for such element shall be computed by
   dividing the annual revenue requirement for each element by the sum of
   the projected access minutes for such period and a number that is
   computed by multiplying the projected non-premium minutes for such
   element for such period by .45. For telephone companies that are price
   cap carriers, the non-premium charge for the Local Switching element
   shall be computed by multiplying the premium charge for such element by
   .45. Though June 30, 1993, the non-premium charge shall be computed by
   multiplying the LS2 charge for such element by .45.

   (d) The non-premium charge or charges for the interconnection charge
   element shall be computed by multiplying the corresponding premium
   charge or charges by .45.

   (e) The non-premium charge for any BSEs in local switching shall be
   computed by multiplying the premium charge for the corresponding BSEs
   by .45.

   [ 54 FR 6293 , Feb. 9, 1989, as amended at  55 FR 42386 , Oct. 19, 1990;  55 FR 50559 , Dec. 7, 1990;  56 FR 33881 , July 24, 1991;  57 FR 54721 , Nov.
   20, 1992;  59 FR 10304 , Mar. 4, 1994;  64 FR 46594 , Aug. 26, 1999]

   return arrow Back to Top