92070 Public Service Commission: Formal Case No. 988, In the Matter of the Development of Universal Service Standards and a Universal Service Trust Fund for the District of Columbia

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

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NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

 

Formal Case No. 988, In the Matter of the Development of Universal Service Standards and a Universal Service Trust Fund for the District of Columbia

 

The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”), pursuant to its authority under D.C. Code § 34-802 and D.C. Code § 34-2003 (2001 Ed.), hereby gives notice of the amendment of Chapter 28 of Title 15 DCMR.  The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend these rules was published in the D.C. Register on July 17, 2009 at D.C. Reg. 5768-5770.  These amendments clarify the reimbursement process for eligible telecommunications carriers.  The final version of these rules contains no modifications from the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.  Final action adopting these rules was taken September 22, 2009 by Commission Order No. 15552.  The final rules listed below will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.[1]  Additional copies of the final rules may be obtained by writing Dorothy Wideman, Commission Secretary, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, 1333 H Street, NW, 2^nd Floor, West Tower, Washington, DC  20005. 

 

2805          SIZING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSAL SERVICE TRUST FUND

 

2805.2       The Fund Administrator shall submit to the Commission:

                  (a)  An income statement of the Fund’s activity based on the preceding calendar year by April 15; and

                  (b)  A proposed budget for the Fund for the upcoming calendar year by September 30.

 

2812          REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS

 

2812.1       By July 31 of each year, each LEC shall submit to the Fund Administrator a report containing total jurisdictional revenue for its local exchange service provided in the District of Columbia based on the 12-month period beginning January 1 of the preceding year and ending December 31 of the preceding year (e.g. January 2XXX –December 2XXX).

 

2814          CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DC USTF

 

2814.1       The amount of contribution required from each LEC shall be based on total revenues for local exchange services of the local exchange carrier as a percentage of all the LEC’s total retail revenues for local exchange service provided in the District of Columbia, for the previous 12-month period ending December 31.

 

 

 

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[1]               The remainder of the rules from the July 17, 2009 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking became effective upon publication in the D.C. Register on September 25, 2009.  See, 56 D.C. Reg. 7694.