§ 54.903   Obligations of rate-of-return carriers and the Administrator.

   (a) To be eligible for Interstate Common Line Support, each rate-of-return
   carrier shall make the following filings with the Administrator.

   (1) Beginning July 31, 2002, each rate-of-return carrier shall submit to the
   Administrator in accordance with the schedule in § 54.1306 the number of
   lines it serves, within each rate-of-return carrier study area showing
   residential and single-line business line counts and multi-line business
   line counts separately. For purposes of this report, and for purposes of
   computing  support under this subpart, the residential and single-line
   business class lines reported include lines assessed the residential and
   single-line business End User Common Line charge pursuant to § 69.104 of this
   chapter, and the multi-line business class lines reported include lines
   assessed the multi-line business End User Common Line charge pursuant to
   § 69.104 of this chapter. For purposes of this report, and for purposes of
   computing support under this subpart, lines served using resale of the
   rate-of-return  local  exchange  carrier's service pursuant to section
   251(c)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, shall be considered
   lines  served  by the rate-of-return carrier only and must be reported
   accordingly.

   (2) A rate-of-return carrier may submit the information in paragraph (a) of
   this section in accordance with the schedule in § 54.1306, even if it is not
   required to do so. If a rate-of-return carrier makes a filing under this
   paragraph, it shall separately indicate any lines that it has acquired from
   another carrier that it has not previously reported pursuant to paragraph
   (a) of this section, identified by customer class and the carrier from which
   the lines were acquired.

   (3) Each rate-of-return carrier shall submit to the Administrator annually
   on  March  31st  projected  data  necessary to calculate the carrier's
   prospective Interstate Common Line Support, including common line cost and
   revenue data, for each of its study areas in the upcoming funding year. The
   funding year shall be July 1st of the current year through June 30th of the
   next  year.  Each rate-of-return carrier will be permitted to submit a
   correction to the projected data filed on March 31st until June 30th for the
   upcoming funding year. On June 30th each rate-of-return carrier will be
   permitted to submit to the Administrator an update to the projected data for
   the funding year ending on that date.

   (4)  Each  rate-of-return carrier shall submit to the Administrator on
   December 31st of each year the data necessary to calculate a carrier's
   Interstate Common Line Support, including common line cost and revenue data,
   for the prior calendar year. Such data shall be used by the Administrator to
   make adjustments to monthly per-line Interstate Common Line Support amounts
   in the final two quarters of the following calendar year to the extent of
   any differences between the carrier's ICLS received based on projected
   common line cost and revenue data and the ICLS for which the carrier is
   ultimately eligible based on its actual common line cost and revenue data
   during the relevant period.

   (b) Upon receiving the information required to be filed in paragraph (a) of
   this section, the Administrator shall:

   (1) Perform the calculations described in § 54.901;

   (2) Publish the results of these calculations showing Interstate Common Line
   Support Per Line available in each rate-of-return carrier study area, by
   Disaggregation Zone and customer class;

   (3) Perform periodic reconciliation of the Interstate Common Line Support
   provided to each carrier based on projected data filed pursuant to paragraph
   (a)(3) of this section and the Interstate Common Line Support for which each
   carrier is eligible based on actual data filed pursuant to paragraph (a)(4)
   of this section.

   (4) Collect the funds necessary to provide support pursuant to this subpart
   in accordance with subpart H of this part;

   (5) Distribute support calculated pursuant to the rules contained in this
   subpart; and

   (6) Report quarterly to the Commission on the collection and distribution of
   funds under this subpart as described in § 54.702(i). Fund distribution
   reporting will be by state and by eligible telecommunications carrier within
   the state.

   [ 66 FR 59728 , Nov. 30, 2001, as amended at  67 FR 15493 , Apr. 2, 2002;  67 FR 19809 , Apr. 23, 2002;  68 FR 31623 , May 28, 2003;  77 FR 14303 , Mar. 9, 2012;
    79 FR 39190 , July 9, 2014]

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