§ 54.416   Annual certifications by eligible telecommunications carriers.

   (a)   Eligible  telecommunications  carrier  certifications.  Eligible
   telecommunications  carriers  are  required  to make and submit to the
   Administrator the following annual certifications, under penalty of perjury,
   relating to the Lifeline program:

   (1) An officer of each eligible telecommunications carrier must certify that
   the carrier has policies and procedures in place to ensure that its Lifeline
   subscribers  are  eligible to receive Lifeline services. Each eligible
   telecommunications carrier must make this certification annually to the
   Administrator as part of the carrier's submission of annual re-certification
   data  pursuant  to  this  section.  In  instances  where  an  eligible
   telecommunications carrier confirms consumer eligibility by relying on
   income  or eligibility databases, as defined in § 54.410(b)(1)(i)(A) or
   (c)(1)(i)(A), the representative must attest annually as to what specific
   data  sources  the eligible telecommunications carrier used to confirm
   eligibility.

   (2) An officer of the eligible telecommunications carrier must certify that
   the  carrier  is in compliance with all federal Lifeline certification
   procedures.   Eligible  telecommunications  carriers  must  make  this
   certification  annually  to the Administrator as part of the carrier's
   submission of re-certification data pursuant to this section.

   (b) All eligible telecommunications carriers must annually provide the
   results of their re-certification efforts, performed pursuant to § 54.410(f),
   to  the  Commission and the Administrator. Eligible telecommunications
   carriers designated as such by one or more states pursuant to § 54.201 must
   also provide, on an annual basis, the results of their re-certification
   efforts to state commissions for subscribers residing in those states where
   the state designated the eligible telecommunications carrier. Eligible
   telecommunications carriers must also provide their annual re-certification
   results for subscribers residing on Tribal lands to the relevant Tribal
   governments.

   (c) States that mandate Lifeline support may impose additional standards on
   eligible telecommunications carriers operating in their states to ensure
   compliance with state Lifeline programs.

   [ 77 FR 12973 , Mar. 2, 2012, as amended at  77 FR 38534 , June 28, 2012]

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