subject to the jurisdiction of the commission other than a railroad, except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 421). We agree with DRA that the Legislature intended the User Fee to reflect actual expenditures by the Commission on regulatory activities and to be fairly apportioned amongst the various classes of utilities. As discussed above, wireless carriers are public utilities. The Commission incurs expenditures on regulatory activities for carriers, even those that claim zero intrastate revenues. Requiring all California telephone corporations to pay a minimum User Fee, irrespective of whether they report intrastate revenues, more accurately distributes the regulatory costs amongst all carriers. It is reasonable to establish a minimum User Fee of $100 annually for CPCN holders and wireless registrants to help fund Commission regulatory activities. If a telephone corporation holding a CPCN or a wireless registrant has no intrastate revenues, it can avoid these fees by canceling its CPCN or registration. Therefore, we adopt the requirement that all CPCN holders and wireless registrants annually pay a User Fee based on the Commission-established rate in effect at the time (currently set at 0.18% of gross intrastate revenue) or $100, whichever is greater. Should the Commission Make Other Changes in the Requirements for Processing CPCN Applications and Wireless Registrations? The OIR asked for comment on whether other changes should be made to the requirements for processing CPCN applications and wireless registrations, such as implementation of an annual licensing fee (a new fee required to maintain a CPCN or wireless registration each year in addition to the CPUC User Fee), a fee to withdraw operating authority, or additional wireless registration
subject to the jurisdiction of the commission other than a railroad, except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 421). We agree with DRA that the Legislature intended the User Fee to reflect actual expenditures by the Commission on regulatory activities and to be fairly apportioned amongst the various classes of utilities. As discussed above, wireless carriers are public utilities. The Commission incurs expenditures on regulatory activities for carriers, even those that claim zero intrastate revenues. Requiring all California telephone corporations to pay a minimum User Fee, irrespective of whether they report intrastate revenues, more accurately distributes the regulatory costs amongst all carriers. It is reasonable to establish a minimum User Fee of $100 annually for CPCN holders and wireless registrants to help fund Commission regulatory activities. If a telephone corporation holding a CPCN or a wireless registrant has no intrastate revenues, it can avoid these fees by canceling its CPCN or registration. Therefore, we adopt the requirement that all CPCN holders and wireless registrants annually pay a User Fee based on the Commission-established rate in effect at the time (currently set at 0.18% of gross intrastate revenue) or $100, whichever is greater. Should the Commission Make Other Changes in the Requirements for Processing CPCN Applications and Wireless Registrations? The OIR asked for comment on whether other changes should be made to the requirements for processing CPCN applications and wireless registrations, such as implementation of an annual licensing fee (a new fee required to maintain a CPCN or wireless registration each year in addition to the CPUC User Fee), a fee to withdraw operating authority, or additional wireless registration
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