§ 54.1305   Submission of information to the National Exchange Carrier
Association (NECA)

   (a) In order to allow determination of the study areas and wire centers that
   are entitled to an expense adjustment pursuant to § 54.1310, each incumbent
   local exchange carrier (LEC) must provide the National Exchange Carrier
   Association (NECA) (established pursuant to part 69 of this chapter) with
   the information listed for each study area in which such incumbent LEC
   operates, with the exception of the information listed in paragraph (h) of
   this section, which must be provided for each study area. This information
   is to be filed with NECA by July 31st of each year. The information provided
   pursuant  to paragraph (i) of this section must be updated pursuant to
   § 54.1306. Rural telephone companies that acquired exchanges subsequent to
   May 7, 1997, and incorporated those acquired exchanges into existing study
   areas shall separately provide the information required by paragraphs (b)
   through (i) of this section for both the acquired and existing exchanges.

   (b) Unseparated, i.e., state and interstate, gross plant investment in
   Exchange Line Cable and Wire Facilities (C&WF) Subcategory 1.3 and Exchange
   Line Central Office (CO) Circuit Equipment Category 4.13. This amount shall
   be calculated as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding each July
   31st filing.

   (c) Unseparated accumulated depreciation and noncurrent deferred federal
   income taxes, attributable to Exchange Line C&WF Subcategory 1.3 investment,
   and Exchange Line CO Circuit Equipment Category 4.13 investment. These
   amounts  shall  be calculated as of December 31st of the calendar year
   preceding each July 31st filing, and shall be stated separately.

   (d) Unseparated depreciation expense attributable to Exchange Line C&WF
   Subcategory 1.3 investment, and Exchange Line CO Circuit Equipment Category
   4.13 investment. This amount shall be the actual depreciation expense for
   the calendar year preceding each July 31st filing.

   (e) Unseparated maintenance expense attributable to Exchange Line C&WF
   Subcategory 1.3 investment and Exchange Line CO Circuit Equipment Category
   4.113 investment. This amount shall be the actual repair expense for the
   calendar year preceding each July 31st filing.

   (f) Unseparated corporate operations expenses, operating taxes, and the
   benefits and rent proportions of operating expenses. The amount for each of
   these categories of expense shall be the actual amount for that expense for
   the calendar year preceding each July 31st filing. The amount for each
   category of expense listed shall be stated separately.

   (g) Unseparated gross telecommunications plant investment. This amount shall
   be calculated as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding each July
   31st filing.

   (h) Unseparated accumulated depreciation and noncurrent deferred federal
   income taxes attributable to local unseparated telecommunications plant
   investment. This amount shall be calculated as of December 31st of the
   calendar year preceding each July 31st filing.

   (i) The number of working loops for each study area. For universal service
   support  purposes,  working loops are defined as the number of working
   Exchange  Line  C&WF  loops  used  jointly  for  exchange  and message
   telecommunications service, including C&WF subscriber lines associated with
   pay telephones in C&WF Category 1, but excluding WATS closed end access and
   TWX service. These figures shall be calculated as of December 31st of the
   calendar year preceding each July 31st filing.

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