§ 54.1309   National and study area average unseparated loop costs.

   (a) National average unseparated loop cost per working loop. Except as
   provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, this is equal to the sum
   of the Loop Costs for each study area in the country as calculated pursuant
   to  § 54.1308(a)  divided  by  the sum of the working loops reported in
   § 54.1305(h)  for  each study area in the country. The national average
   unseparated loop cost per working loop shall be calculated by the National
   Exchange Carrier Association. Until June 30, 2015 the national average
   unseparated loop cost for purposes of calculating expense adjustments for
   rural incumbent local exchange carriers, as that term is defined in § 54.5 is
   frozen at $240.00.

   (1) The national average unseparated loop cost per working loop shall be
   recalculated by the National Exchange Carrier Association to reflect the
   September, December, and March update filings.

   (2) Each new nationwide average shall be used in determining the additional
   interstate expense allocation for companies which made filings by the most
   recent filing date.

   (3) The calculation of a new national average to reflect the update filings
   shall not affect the amount of the additional interstate expense allocation
   for companies which did not make an update filing by the most recent filing
   date.

   (b) Study area average unseparated loop cost per working loop. This is equal
   to the unseparated loop costs for the study area as calculated pursuant to
   § 54.1308(a) divided by the number of working loops reported in § 54.1305(i)
   for the study area.

   (1) If a company elects to, or is required to, update the data which it has
   filed  with  the  National Exchange Carrier Association as provided in
   § 54.1306(a), the study area average unseparated loop cost per working loop
   and the amount of its additional interstate expense allocation shall be
   recalculated to reflect the updated data.

   (2) [Reserved]

   (c) Until June 30, 2015, the national average unseparated loop Cost per
   working loop shall be the greater of:

   (1) The amount calculated pursuant to the method described in paragraph (a)
   of this section; or

   (2)  An amount calculated to produce the maximum rural incumbent local
   exchange carrier portion of the nationwide loop cost expense adjustment
   allowable pursuant to § 54.1302(a).

   (d) Beginning July 1, 2015, the national average unseparated loop cost per
   working loop shall be frozen at the national average unseparated loop cost
   per  working  loop  as  recalculated  by the National Exchange Carrier
   Association to reflect the March 2015 update filing.

   [ 79 FR 39190 , July 9, 2014, as amended at  80 FR 4478 , Jan. 27, 2015]

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