High-Cost Universal Service Support and Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
universal-service · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2011-01-27 · Effective 2011-01-27 · 76 FR 4827
Document
Document number
2011-1166
Federal Register citation
76 FR 4827
CFR reference
47 CFR 54
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
universal-service
Publication date
2011-01-27
Effective date
2011-01-27
FCC docket
WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission takes action to reclaim high-cost universal service support surrendered by a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) when it relinquishes ETC status in a particular state. This change would reduce the overall cap on competitive ETC support in a state when a competitive ETC relinquishes its designation in the state, rather than redistributing the excess funding to other competitive ETCs in the state.