Telecommunication
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
PART 54--UNIVERSAL SERVICE
54.1
Basis and purpose.
54.5
Terms and definitions.
54.7
Intended use of federal universal service support.
54.101
Supported services for rural, insular and high cost areas.
54.201
Definition of eligible telecommunications carriers, generally.
54.203
Designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for unserved areas.
54.205
Relinquishment of universal service.
54.207
Service areas.
54.301
Local switching support.
54.303
Long term support.
54.305
Sale or transfer of exchanges.
54.307
Support to a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier.
54.309
Calculation and distribution of forward-looking support for non-rural carriers.
54.311
Interim hold-harmless support for non-rural carriers.
54.313
State certification.
54.400
Terms and definitions.
54.401
Lifeline defined.
54.403
Lifeline support amount.
54.405
Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline.
54.407
Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
54.409
Consumer qualification for Lifeline.
54.411
Link Up program defined.
54.413
Reimbursement for revenue forgone in offering a Link Up program.
54.415
Consumer qualification for Link Up.
54.500
Terms and definitions.
54.501
Eligibility for services provided by telecommunications carriers.
54.502
Supported telecommunications services.
54.503
Other supported special services.
54.504
Requests for services.
54.505
Discounts.
54.506
Internal connections.
54.507
Cap.
54.509
Adjustments to the discount matrix.
54.511
Ordering services.
54.513
Resale.
54.515
Distributing support.
54.516
Auditing.
54.517
Services provided by non-telecommunications carriers.
54.518
Support for wide area networks.
54.519
State telecommunications networks.
54.601
Eligibility.
54.603
Competitive bid requirements.
54.604
Existing contracts.
54.605
Determining the urban rate.
54.607
Determining the rural rate.
54.609
Calculating support.
54.611
Distributing support.
54.613
Limitations on supported services for rural health care providers.
54.615
Obtaining services.
54.617
Resale.
54.619
Audit program.
54.621
Access to advanced telecommunications and information services.
54.623
Cap.
54.625
Support for services beyond the maximum supported distance for rural health care providers.
54.701
Administrator of universal service support mechanisms.
54.702
Administrator's functions and responsibilities.
54.703
The Administrator's Board of Directors.
54.704
The Administrator's Chief Executive Officer.
54.705
Committees of the Administrator's Board of Directors.
54.706
Contributions.
54.708
De minimis exemption.
54.709
Computations of required contributions to universal service support mechanisms.
54.711
Contributor reporting requirements.
54.713
Contributors' failure to report or to contribute.
54.715
Administrative expenses of the Administrator.
54.717
Audits of the Administrator.
54.719
Parties permitted to seek review of Administrator decisions.
54.720
Filing deadlines.
54.721
General filing requirements.
54.722
Review by the Common Carrier Bureau or the Commission.
54.723
Standard of review.
54.724
Time periods for Commission approval of Administrator decisions.
54.725
Universal service disbursements during pendency of a request for review and Administrator decision.
54.800
Terms and definitions.
54.801
General.
54.802
Obligations of local exchange carriers and the Administrator.
54.803
Universal service zones.
54.804
Preliminary minimum access universal service support for a study area calculated by the Administrator.
54.805
Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by the Administrator.
54.806
Calculation by the Administrator of interstate access universal service support for areas served by price cap local exchange carriers.
54.807
Interstate access universal service support.
54.808
Transition provisions and periodic calculation.
54.809
Carrier certification.