Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service

In this document, the Commission waives, on its own motion, the requirement that carriers file annual certifications on June 30, 2002, in order to receive Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS). The Commission finds that this requirement is unnecessary because carriers have already filed such certifications on April 18, 2002, for the ICLS funding year beginning July 1, 2002. The Commission also amends its rules to permit adjustments to Long Term Support (LTS) to reflect projected revenues of carriers that participate in the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) common line pool. This amendment conforms the rules governing the calculation of LTS to the Commission's intent in the MAG Order, ensures appropriate LTS funding levels, and will enable NECA to file common line tariffs that comply with the Commission's rules.