Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Federal-State Joint Board on ) CC Docket No. 96-45 Universal Service ) ) Changes to the Board of Directors of the CC Docket No. 97-21 ) National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. ) ) Universal Service Contribution Methodology ) WC Docket No. 06-122 ) Request for Review by McLeodUSA ) Telecommunications Services, Inc. ) Universal Service Administrator Decision ) ) XO Communications Services, Inc. ) Request for Review of Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator ) ) Request for Review of PaeTec ) Communications, Inc. of Universal ) Service Administrator Decision ) ) Request for Review by Puerto Rico ) Telephone Company, Inc. of Decision ) of the Universal Service Administrator ) ) Request for Review by US Link, Inc. ) of Universal Service Administrator Decision ) ) Request for Review by Deltacom, Inc. ) of Universal Service Administrator Decision ) Adopted: March 30, 2017 Released: March 30, 2017 By the Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: In this we deny several pending requests for review of audit findings related to whether certain revenues associated with specific mixed-use special access lines (also referred to as private lines) should be considered interstate for the purpose of assessing contributions to the universal service fund (USF or Fund). Although the facts underlying these requests for review vary, each contends that the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), during audits concerning mandated contributions filings, misapplied the percent rule.” “ten Based on the facts before us, we find that USAC appropriately relied on the ten percent rule to determine the jurisdictional nature of the revenues. We further find that under the rule, the nature of the traffic carried on a private line, not whether a certification has been completed, is the primary
Before the D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Universal Service Contribution Methodology Request for Review by McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. Universal Service Administrator Decision XO Communications Services, Inc. Request for Review of Decision of the Universal Service Administrator Request for Review of PaeTec Communications, Inc. of Universal Service Administrator Decision Request for Review by Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. of Decision of the Universal Service Administrator Request for Review by US Link, Inc. of Universal Service Administrator Decision Request for Review by Deltacom, Inc. of Universal Service Administrator Decision ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 CC Docket No. 97-21 WC Docket No. 06-122 Adopted: March 30, 2017 Released: March 30, 2017 By the Acting Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: In this we deny several pending requests for review of audit findings related to whether certain revenues associated with specific mixed-use special access lines (also referred to as private lines) should be considered interstate for the purpose of assessing contributions to the universal service fund (USF or Fund). Although the facts underlying these requests for review vary, each contends that the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), during audits concerning mandated contributions filings, misapplied the “ten percent rule.” Based on the facts before us, we find that USAC appropriately relied on the ten percent rule to determine the jurisdictional nature of the revenues. We further find that under the rule, the nature of the traffic carried on a private line, not whether a certification has been completed, is the primary FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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