On July 29, 2008, the Commission adopted the Competitive ETC Interim Cap Order. The order adopted an interim, emergency cap on the amount of high-cost support that competitive ETC's in each state are eligible to receive beginning March 2008 on an annualized basis. The Commission also adopted two limited exceptions from the application of the interim cap. First, a competitive ETC will not be subject to the interim cap to the extent it files cost data demonstrating that its costs meet the support threshold in the same manner as the incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC); and second, the Commission also created a limited exception for competitive ETCs serving tribal lands or Alaska Native regions. A competitive ETC may voluntarily participate in this limited exception on a study area by study area basis. The uncapped per line support is limited to one payment per each residential account. Finally, the Commission combined OMB Control Number 3060-0793 into this collection. FCC Form 525 will be used to gather information needed in a standardized format to help eliminate duplication of information collected. The information will be used to determine whether and to what extent rural incumbent telecommunications carriers providing the data are eligible to receive universal service support.
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Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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The Commission is reporting a 130,112 hourly increase in total burden hours. This is due to an increase in respondents/responses. The Commission aodpted an Order reforming its high-cost universal service support mechanisms. This Connect America Fund, FCC 11-161, addresses several reforms adopted in the Order. During the review process, it was determined that upon OMB approval, the FCC will eliminate 3060-0984. The requirements are covered under this information collection and would therefore be duplicative. The Order also moves the recordkeeping requirement from 47 CFR 54.202(e) to new 47 CFR 54.320. The recordkeeping requirment is being eliminated from 3060-1081 and 3060-0774. Finally, the order provides aht existing high-cost support for price cap incumbent local exchange carriers will be frozen at 2011 levels.
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Ken Burnley 202 418-0664 kburnley@fcc.gov
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form FCC Form 525 Competitive Carrier Line Count Report and Self-Certification as a Rural Carrier
0986_Nonsubstantive ChangeAbstract_051512_final.doc
Competitive Carrier Line Count Report and Self-Certification as a Rural Carrier