2803

2803.1 Funds from the DC USTF will be used to support the enumerated services listed in § 2802.1. The funds shall be used to reimburse eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) for the reasonable investments and expenses not recovered from the federal universal service low-income fund.

2803.2 The amount to be reimbursed shall be calculated for each ETC to be the remainder of the ETC's retail tariffed rate less funding from the Federal Universal Service Low Income Fund less the tariffed lifeline rate for each eligible customer subscribing to the ETC's lifeline service, not to exceed six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) for each eligible customer. For ETCs that have a universal service program for low-income seniors, the amount to be reimbursed shall be similarly calculated, not to exceed eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50).

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8198 (October 3, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 7644 (September 25, 2009); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10343 (December 9, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 12141 (October 19, 2012).