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All incumbent ETCs, or their agents, with a competitive ETC (CETC) filing line counts in their service area(s) are required to file line counts with USAC or the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) on a quarterly basis.
All incumbent ETCs, or their agents, with a competitive ETC (CETC) filing line counts in their service area(s) are required to file line counts with USAC or the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) on a quarterly basis.
Incumbent Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) serving study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines must file projections for LSS no later than October 1, 2007 to receive LSS in calendar year 2008 per Part 54.301(b).
Competitive carriers must file line count data for High Cost Loop (HCL), Local Switching Support (LSS), High Cost Model (HCM), and Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) by July 31, 2007. Competitive carriers must file line counts consistent with the disaggregation path selected by the incumbent carrier(s) in whose service area(s) they serve lines.
Incumbent rate-of-return carriers are permitted to submit a correction to their March 31, 2007 projected carrier common line revenue requirements and supporting data until July 2, 2007 for the upcoming Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) program year which runs from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
Each price cap carrier, and CETCs serving lines in the service area of a price cap carrier, must file an annual IAS self-certification by July 2, 2007 in order to receive IAS for the upcoming program year, which runs from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
Each rate-of-return carrier, and CETCs serving lines in the service area of a rate-of-return carrier, must file an annual self-certification by July 2, 2007 in order to receive ICLS for the upcoming program year, which runs from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
Incumbent ETCs must file Quarterly Line Counts by March 30th All incumbent ETCs, or their agents, with a CETC filing line counts in their service area(s) are required to file line counts with USAC or the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) on a quarterly basis.
ICLS FCC Form 508 for 2007-2008 Program Year due April 2nd Each rate-of-return incumbent carrier must file a projected annual common line requirement form (FCC Form 508) setting forth its projections for the upcoming period July 1 through June 30.
CMT Revenues and UNE Loops & Line Port Rates & Boundary Information due April 16, 2007 Each Price Cap LEC is required to file CMT revenue, UNE Loops and Line Port rates, and boundary information for each UNE zone with USAC on an annual basis in order to qualify for Interstate Access Support.