Section 15-2814. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DC USTF

 

2814.1The amount of contribution required from each local exchange carrier and VoIP  service provider shall be based on the total revenues of the local exchange carrier and VoIP service provider for local telecommunications service or  telecommunications service derived from end users in the District of Columbia as a percentage of all the local exchange carrier’s or VoIP service provider's total  retail revenues for local telecommunications or telecommunications services derived from end users in the District of Columbia for the previous twelve (12)-month period ending December 31.

2814.2For VoIP providers, local telecommunications services revenue shall be based on actual local telecommunications services revenue based on a customer’s primary place of use, a traffic study used to allocate revenues by jurisdiction, or the inverse of the FCC’s Federal Universal Service Fund’s safe harbor mechanism used to determine interstate and intrastate revenue.  For nomadic VoIP providers, a customer’s registered E911 location may serve as a proxy for the customer’s primary place of use.  Each VoIP provider shall identify whether its reported revenue is based on actual local telecommunications services revenue, a traffic study, or the FCC safe harbor mechanism.

 

2814.3The Fund Administrator shall, based on the amount to be contributed to the DC USTF, calculate the contribution required to be made to the Fund by each contributor, based on the fund level established by the Commission and the information provided pursuant to 15 DCMR § 2804.1.  If any annual contribution is less than or equals twelve dollars ($12), then the Administrator may waive the payment of this contribution.

 

2814.4Each local exchange carrier and VoIP service provider shall pay its contribution directly to the Fund Administrator on a monthly basis.  The check or other negotiable instrument shall be payable to the "DC USTF."  The invoice or other request for DC USTF contributions shall be past due thirty (30) calendar days after the date on the invoice or other request for DC USTF contributions, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.

 

2814.5  Upon request by a local exchange carrier or VoIP service provider, the Fund Administrator may approve an alternative payment arrangement.

 

2814.6Interest shall be charged on any payment not received by the past due date at the rate of one and half percent (1.5 %) monthly.

 

2814.7All contributions and interest payments made to the DC USTF shall be deposited into the DC USTF account by the Fund Administrator.

 

authority

Pursuant to section 34-802 of the District of Columbia Official Code.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8198 (October 3, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 9450, 9451 (December 18, 2009); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10343, 10345 (December 9, 2011); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3152 (April 20, 2012).