§ 54.302   Monthly per-line limit on universal service support.

   (a)  Beginning July 1, 2012 and until June 30, 2013, each study area's
   universal  service monthly support (not including Connect America Fund
   support provided pursuant to § 54.304) on a per-line basis shall not exceed
   $250  per-line  plus two-thirds of the difference between its uncapped
   per-line monthly support and $250. Beginning July 1, 2013 and until June 30,
   2014, each study area's universal service monthly support on a per-line
   basis  shall not exceed $250 per-line plus one third of the difference
   between its uncapped per-line monthly support and $250. Beginning July 1,
   2014, each study area's universal service monthly per-line support shall not
   exceed $250.

   (b) For purposes of this section, universal service support is defined as
   the sum of the amounts calculated pursuant to § § 54.1304 and 54.1310, and
   § § 54.305,  and 54.901 through 54.904. Line counts for purposes of this
   section shall be as of the most recent line counts reported pursuant to
   § 54.1306(i).

   (c)  The Administrator, in order to limit support to $250 for affected
   carriers, shall reduce safety net additive support, high-cost loop support,
   safety valve support, and interstate common line support in proportion to
   the relative amounts of each support the study area would receive absent
   such limitation.

   [ 76 FR 73870 , Nov. 29, 2011, as amended at  79 FR 39188 , July 9, 2014]

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