the Before FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Modernization of Payphone Compensation Rules WC Docket No. 17-141 ) ) Implementation of the Pay Telephone CC Docket No. 96-128 ) Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of ) the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ) ) 2016 Biennial Review of Telecommunications ) WC Docket No. 16-132 Regulations ) REPORT AND ORDER Adopted: February 22, 2018 Released: February 22, 2018 By the Commission: Chairman Pai and and Rosenworcel Commissioners Clyburn, O’Rielly, Carr, issuing separate statements Para. I. 1 II. 2 III. 3 A. Eliminating Audits and Associated Requirements 3 B. Quarterly Sworn Statement 13 C. Expired Interim and Intermediate Per-Payphone Compensation Rules 15 IV. 16 A. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 16 B. Paperwork Reduction Act 17 C. Congressional Review Act 19 D. Contact Person 20 V. 21 APPENDIX A Final Rules – APPENDIX B Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis – In this Report and Order, we continue our efforts to modernize our rules by eliminating costly requirements that are no longer necessary in light of technological and marketplace changes. Based on the substantial decline in payphone use and corresponding payphone compensation, we eliminate rules that are no longer needed to ensure that payphone service providers (PSPs) receive the compensation to which they are entitled. Specifically, first, we eliminate all payphone call tracking system audit and associated reporting requirements. Second, we revise our rules to permit a company official other than the chief financial officer (CFO) to certify that a Completing Carrier’s quarterly compensation payments to PSPs are accurate and complete. Finally, we eliminate expired interim and intermediate per-payphone compensation rules that no longer apply to any entity. The actions we take
Before the D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Modernization of Payphone Compensation Rules Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 2016 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 17-141 CC Docket No. 96-128 WC Docket No. 16-132 REPORT AND ORDER Adopted: February 22, 2018 Released: February 22, 2018 By the Commission: Chairman Pai and Commissioners Clyburn, O’Rielly, Carr, and Rosenworcel issuing separate statements Para. I. 1 II. 2 III. 3 A. Eliminating Audits and Associated Requirements 3 B. Quarterly Sworn Statement 13 C. Expired Interim and Intermediate Per-Payphone Compensation Rules 15 IV. 16 A. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 16 B. Paperwork Reduction Act 17 C. Congressional Review Act 19 D. Contact Person 20 V. 21 APPENDIX A – Final Rules APPENDIX B – Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis In this Report and Order, we continue our efforts to modernize our rules by eliminating costly requirements that are no longer necessary in light of technological and marketplace changes. Based on the substantial decline in payphone use and corresponding payphone compensation, we eliminate rules that are no longer needed to ensure that payphone service providers (PSPs) receive the compensation to which they are entitled. Specifically, first, we eliminate all payphone call tracking system audit and associated reporting requirements. Second, we revise our rules to permit a company official other than the chief financial officer (CFO) to certify that a Completing Carrier’s quarterly compensation payments to PSPs are accurate and complete. Finally, we eliminate expired interim and intermediate per-payphone compensation rules that no longer apply to any entity. The actions we take FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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