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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554`(#(#  yx\ dddhy  aE#6\  P6QCP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov  X-#XP\  P6QXP#`(#R August 1 "< , 1997 ă  #; wZs #_ pi7A#FY 1997 Common Carrier Regulatory Fees#r6X@`7:@# #r6X@`7:@#ѐ\  X-#XP\  P6QXP# Ã " XL- d(#v " The Federal Communications Commission issues this Public Notice in order to provide  d(#jinformation concerning the payment of regulatory fees in FY 1997. If you hold  d(# authorizations in any of the common carrier services, excluding international facilities  d(#(space stations, earth stations, bearer circuits, and international public fixed) and  d(#V"commercial wireless facilities (cellular and public mobile), you should carefully review this  d(#t"Public Notice. Separate Public Notices for international licensees and commercial wireless licensees are available.  X}-  WHO MUST PAY REGULATORY FEES IN FY 1997 ă  d(#[Most licensees and other entities regulated by the Commission must pay regulatory fees in FY  d(#1997. This Public Notice concerns only the following Common Carrier regulatees: interexchange  d(#Kcarriers (long distance companies), local exchange carriers (local telephone operating companies),  d(#competitive access providers (companies other than the traditional local telephone companies that  d(#provide interstate access services to long distance carriers and other companies), operator service  d(#=providers (carriers that enable customers to make away from home calls and to place calls with  d(#alternative billing arrangements), pay telephone operators (owners of pay telephones), resellers  d(#(companies that obtain lines from facilitiesbased carriers and sell service to others, but does not  d(#include mobile resellers governed by the commercial wireless radio services), and other interstate  X!- d(#providers (e.g., calling card providers). Governments and nonprofit entities (exempt under  d(#-Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code) are not required to pay regulatory fees and should not  XR#- d(#jsubmit payment. However, the Commission is currently considering a proposal which would  d(#zrequire that each exempt entity submit, or have on file with the Commission, a current IRS  d(#Determination Letter documenting its nonprofit status, a certification of governmental authority,  d(#or certification from a governmental authority attesting to its exempt status. If the Commission  d(#decides to adopt the proposal under consideration, the place and date for submission of the  X'- d(#.required documentation will be announced by a separate Public Notice. A regulatee will be  d(#relieved of its fee payment requirement if its total fee due, including all categories of fees for which payment is due by the entity, amounts to less than $10. *,,,?*e@w[!hL .\ '#k \ h Ԍ b< yWHY THE COMMISSION MUST COLLECT REGULATORY FEES ă  d(#The requirement to collect annual regulatory fees from common carriers is contained in Public  d(#Law 10366, "The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993." These regulatory fees, which  d(#[are likely to change each fiscal year, are used to offset costs associated with the Commission's  d(#=enforcement, public service, international and policy and rulemaking activities. These fees are  d(#in addition to any application processing fees associated with obtaining a license or other authorization from the Commission.  aY<  #p\  PC3P#WHEN FEES WILL BE DUE #o\  PCXP#  XL - d(#! Fee payments must be received by the Commission during the period beginning September  X5 -15, 1997, and ending September 19, 1997, in order to avoid a 25% late payment penalty.  T ddx !ddx   "T  z  g   TYPE OF FEE   g CREGULATORY FEE PAYMENTg"" FEE CODEz e    g7  Interstate Telephone Service Providers (Interexchange Carriers, Local Exchange Carriers, Competitive Access Providers, Operator Service Providers, Resellers, and Other Interstate Providers) 7 $0.00116 per revenue dollar7"!COD7e  7  b< JFCC FORM 159  X-  X- d(#Regulatory fee payments must be accompanied by FCC FORM 159 ("FCC Remittance Advice").  d(#This form has been revised and you must use the version dated July 1997. A copy of this form,  d(#Mwith specific instructions, is attached to this Public Notice and may be used to submit fees.  d(#Reproduced forms are acceptable. Please see "Special Instructions for Completing FCC FORMs 159 and 159C" for detailed information on how to correctly complete these forms.  X?-     X-n   WHERE TO SEND REGULATORY FEE PAYMENTS Đ\  X -If sending your regulatory fee payment by mail, please address your envelope as follows:  X"-x  Federal Communications Commission T0Regulatory Fees RP.O. Box 358835  Xp%-->Pittsburgh, PA 152515835   XB'- d(#\If you prefer to send your regulatory fee payment by courier to our lockbox bank, you may do  d(#so 24 hours per business day (except bank holidays). Please address your envelope and deliver it to the following address:  X)- "),**(-"Ԍx Federal Communications Commission Sc/o Mellon Bank 2RThree Mellon Bank Center >525 William Penn Way .( 27th Floor, Room 1532713 ->Pittsburgh, PA 152590001  Xv- (Attention: FCC Module Supervisor) \  X1-;^     METHOD OF PAYMENT \  X - d(#N Regulatory fee payments may be made by check, money order, or by credit card (Visa or  d(#jMastercard only). When paying by credit card, please make sure you complete and sign block  d(#?28 of FCC FORM 159. Payments may also be made by wire transfer, ACH Debit or ACH Credit. Instructions are provided below.  d(#LNOTE: We encourage arrangements to consolidate regulatory fee payments either by a single  d(#entity or by different entities into a single payment instrument. Consolidated fee payments may  d(#cover any number of service categories. Multiple fee payments may be made utilizing any of  d(#the methods of payment mentioned above. Payers who will be making a single payment for a  d(# significant number of entities and wish to submit automated payment data in lieu of a large  d(#number of FCC FORMs 159C ("Advice Continuation Sheets") may do so. Specific instructions  d(#regarding automated data submission will be issued separately. There is no limit to the number of payment items.  X- d(#In its FY 1996 Report and Order, the Commission amended its rule regarding the TRS Fund  d(#-administrator to permit National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) to process regulatory fees  d(#.on behalf of its pooling exchange carriers and to submit their consolidated fees to our lockbox  d(#=bank in a single payment instrument. However, we remind entities subject to the payment of a  d(#<regulatory fee that the regulatee, not an agent such as NECA, is responsible for ensuring that the  d(#/payment is made and that it is subject to penalty for failure to submit the entire fee due in a timely manner.  X- h WIRE TRANSFER PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS  d(#A wire transfer is a transaction that you initiate via your bank. It authorizes your bank to wire  d(#funds from your account to our lockbox bank, the Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, PA. All payments  d(#Lmade by wire transfer must be supported by a completed FCC Remittance Advice (FCC FORM  d(#159) and Advice Continuation Sheet (FCC FORM 159C), if required. The FCC FORM 159  d(#\must be faxed to Mellon Bank at (412) 2365702 at least one hour before the wire transfer on  d(#ythe same business day. Indicate on the top of the FCC FORM 159 "Wire Transfer Regulatory  d(#LFee Payment." In Box (1) Lockbox#, located at the upper left hand corner, indicate "358835."  X#'- d(#  Failure to submit the completed FCC FORM 159 will result in a delay in crediting your  d(#)"account. Due to Federal Reserve regulations, wire transfers received after 6:00 p.m. (EDT)  X(-will be credited the next business day. "),**n(-"Ԍ d(#The following information should be provided to your bank in order to complete the wire transfer: ` ` ABA Routing Number 043000261 ` ` Receiving Bank: Mellon Pittsburgh ` ` BNF: FCC/ACV9116106 ` ` OBI Field: (Skip one space between each information item) ` `  "REGULATORYPAY" ` `  PAYER TIN (Exactly as on FCC FORM 159, Block #26) ` `  PAYER NAME (Exactly as on FCC FORM 159, Block #2)  X -` `  Phone: (Daytime Phone #, exactly as on FCC FORM 159, Block #9) ` `  LOCKBOX 358835  X -  X - ACH DEBIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS  d(#This method involves simply calling Mellon Bank's tollfree telephone number, entering your  d(#kpayment via a computer terminal, or sending a CPUCPU transmission by 8:15 p.m. (EDT) of  d(#the business day before your payment is to be processed. Mellon Bank will electronically  d(#[process your payments to the FCC the next business day. Payments must be received no later  X4- d(#Nthan September 18, 1997, to ensure processing no later than September 19, 1997. A brief  d(#application form must be completed and a personal identification number (PIN) issued by the  d(#bank. Arrangements for using this process must be completed 14 days prior to submitting  d(#payment of the fee. Please contact Reginia Dorsey, Chief, Billings & Collections Branch, Financial Operations Division at (202) 4181995 for further details.  X- 5 ACH CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS  d(#This method requires that you contact your bank directly and authorize it to electronically transfer  d(#funds from your account directly to Mellon Bank for credit to the FCC. For specific instructions  d(#[and charges, please contact your local bank. The following information should be provided to your bank in order to complete the ACH Credit transaction: ` ` ABA Routing Number 043000261 ` ` Receiving Bank: Mellon Pittsburgh ` ` FCC Bank Account #9114784 ` ` Supplemental Information: ` ` (Skip one space between each information item) ` `  "REGULATORYPAY" ` `  PAYER TIN (Exactly as on FCC FORM 159, Block #26) ` `  PAYER NAME (Exactly as on FCC FORM 159, Block #2)  XQ%-` `  PHONE: (Daytime phone #, exactly as on FCC FORM 159, Block #9) ` `  LOCKBOX 358835  X (- d(#g  WARNING: ACH Credit Payments normally take one to two days to post to the account  d(# of the FCC. If you elect this method of payment, you must effect your credit transaction  X)-in sufficient time to be processed no later than September 19, 1997. "),**n(-"Ԍ X-ԙ Y7  COMPLIANCE \  X- d(#  Please make sure your total remittance and the amount indicated on the FCC FORM 159 are in  d(#agreement. Failure to do so will delay processing. Licensees are solely responsible for  d(#accurately accounting for all licenses and for paying proper regulatory fees. Any data omission,  d(#jerroneous or incomplete data submission, or payment deficiency may result in a 25% monetary  d(#penalty, dismissal of pending actions, and/or revocation of any authorization. You are strongly  d(#urged to submit your payment on time and accurately in order to avoid a penalty. Additionally,  d(#Lthe Commission will invoke any lawful authority it may possess under the Debt Collection Act  d(#yto collect any fees due or outstanding against any common carrier failing to meet its regulatory fee payment obligations.  X -  X -  WAIVERS, REDUCTIONS AND DEFERMENTS OF REGULATORY FEES ă  X - d(#  The Commission will consider requests for waivers, reductions or deferments of regulatory fees,  X- d(#in extraordinary and compelling circumstances only, upon a showing that such action overrides  d(#the public interest in reimbursing the Commission for its regulatory costs. Timely submission  d(#of the appropriate regulatory fee must accompany requests for waivers or reductions. This will  d(#ensure efficient collection in situations where a waiver or reduction is not warranted and will  d(#allow the requestor to avoid a 25% latepayment penalty if its request is denied. The regulatory  d(#=fee will be refunded later if the request is granted. Only in exceptional or compelling instances  d(#y(where payment of the regulatory fee along with the waiver or reduction request could result in  d(#>the reduction of service to a community or other financial hardship to the licensee), will the  X- d(#Commission accept a petition to defer payment along with a waiver or reduction request. All  X- d(#Lrequests for deferments must be received before September 19, 1997, in order to avoid the 25% latepayment penalty.  b<   b< < ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Đ X-\  d(#Applicable Public Notices, and FCC FORMs 159 and 159C are available from the Commission's  d(#Office of Public Affairs, Public Service Division and can be downloaded from the Internet  X- d(#(http://www.fcc.gov or ftp@fcc.gov). Text of the Report and Order including the entire Schedule  d(#Lof Regulatory Fees can also be downloaded from the Internet. Forms may also be obtained by  d(#contacting the Forms Hotline at (800) 4183676 outside the Washington, D.C. area, or (202) 418 XContinuation Sheet") must accompany all regulatory fee payments. FCC FORM 159 allows  d(#payers to report information on one or more payment items (e.g., revenues, call signs, or a combination of any two). Use FCC FORM 159C to report additional payments.  d(#FCC FORMs 159 and 159C have been attached to this Public Notice for you to complete and  d(#remit with your payment. You may make additional copies of the forms as required. In addition  d(#to the instructions for FCC FORM 159, the following information applies specifically to common carrier regulatees:  X-  X-Block (19) "FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID":  XS -XInterstate telephone service providers should enter their TRS Fund identification number.(#  X(!-  X!-Block (20) "PAYMENT TYPE CODES":  X"-  " X#- }" COD7 :` ` Use this code when paying for an interstate telephone service provider regulatory fee ($0.00116 per revenue dollar).  XQ%- "&& ,**%-"Ԍ X-Block (21) "QUANTITY":  X- v mXFirst complete Blocks 23 ("FCC CODE 1") and 24 ("FCC CODE 2") on the FCC FORM 159 (see instructions below).(#  X)- v 0  XInterstate telephone service providers subtract the amount in Block 24 ("FCC CODE 2")  v from the amount in Block 23 ("FCC CODE 1") and enter the TRS net interstate revenue.  v _This should be the same as Line 5(b) of the Interstate  "7G Telephone  "7G Service Provider  X-Worksheet provided below. (#  XR-Block (22) "FEE DUE":  X - v ^XFor interstate telephone service provider regulatory fees (payment type code COD7),  v multiply the amount in Block 21 ("Quantity") by $0.00116. This amount should be the  v same as Line 7(b) of the Interstate Telephone Service Provider Worksheet provided below.(#  X%-Block (23) "FCC CODE 1":  X- v XFor interstate telephone service provider regulatory fees (payment type code COD7), enter  v the total interstate revenue as reported to the TRS Fund (line 15 of FCC Form 431, TRS  v #Fund Worksheet). This amount should be the same as Line 1(b) of the Interstate Telephone Service Provider Worksheet provided below.(#  X-Block (24) "FCC CODE 2":  X- v XFor interstate telephone service provider regulatory fees (payment type code COD7), enter  v ]the cost of interstate telecommunications services taken for resale (including the cost of  XL- v access services). This amount should be the same as the amount in Line 4(b) of the  X!-Interstate Telephone Service Provider Worksheet provided below.(#  X-Block (25) "CERTIFICATION":  Xu- v XProvide the printed name and signature of an individual owner/licensee or officer attesting to the accuracy and completeness of the information supplied.  X-Block (26) "PAYER TIN":  X-Enter the fee payer's nine digit Taxpayer Identification Number.  XH!-Block (27) "APPLICANT TIN":  X"-If different from payer, enter the applicant's nine digit Taxpayer Identification Number. X u FCC `(#uAttachment  X-a  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ă  X-A.What is TRS?   d(#-Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is a telephone transmission service that allows persons  d(#with hearing and/or speech impairments to use the telephone. TRS centers use special staff and  d(#equipment to relay messages between persons using text telephones and persons using traditional  X- d(#Ltelephones. Under Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), yO! -#C\  P6QP##C\  P6QP#э#C\  P6QP# Public Law No. 101336,  401, 104 Stat. 327, 36669 (codified at 47 U.S.C.  225). all common  d(#carriers providing voice communications services are required to provide TRS throughout the  d(#zareas they serve. The rates charged for TRS calls must be no higher than those charged for functionally equivalent voice telephone calls of similar duration and distance.  X -B.What is the TRS Fund?  d(#The TRS Fund is a shared funding mechanism for recovering the costs involved in providing  X%- d(#interstate TRS service. All common carriers providing interstate telecommunications service  d(#(voice or nonvoice) are required to contribute a portion of their gross interstate revenues to the  d(#TRS Fund. TRS providers receive payments from the Fund designed to compensate them for the  d(#reasonable costs incurred in providing interstate TRS. The TRS Fund is currently administered  Xy-by the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA).   X-C.Which carriers must file TRS Fund Worksheets?   X- d(#[All common carriers providing interstate telecommunications services within the United States  Xw- d(# must file the TRS Fund Worksheet (see also paragraph E. of this Attachment). For this purpose,  d(#<the United States is defined as the conterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa,  d(#>Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway  d(#MIsland, Navassa Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin  X-Islands, and Wake Island.   Xu- d(#Z For the purpose of calculating TRS contributions, interstate telecommunications service includes,  XJ- d(#but is not limited to, the interstate portion of the following types of services: cellular telephone  d(#and paging, mobile radio, operator services, personal communications service (PCS), access  d(#(including Subscriber Line Charges), alternative access and special access, packetswitched,  d(#WATS, 800, 900, message telephone service (MTS), private line, telex, telegraph, video, satellite,  d(#<international, intraLATA, and resale services. Note: All local exchange carriers provide interstate access services, and therefore must file.  X"- d(# Each legal entity that provides interstate telecommunications service must file a separate TRS  X"- d(#KFund Worksheet.   Entities may not file worksheets aggregating revenue for more than one carrier.  X#- d(#Entities that have distinct articles of incorporation are separate legal entities. All affiliates or  d(#xsubsidiaries must identify the ultimate controlling parent or entity on their TRS Fund Worksheets. "'X,**m)-"Ԍ X- v T D.Should all carriers which file TRS Fund Worksheets also pay the common carrier  X-regulatory fee?  X-  d(#yTNo. Satellite service providers, mobile service and paging carriers pay different regulatory fees  d(#and should not pay the common carrier fee. All other carriers that file TRS Fund Worksheets must pay the common carrier based fee.  X- E.Should a carrier file the regulatory fee if it has not filed a TRS Fund Worksheet?  XR- d(#Yes. If a common carrier provided interstate telecommunications services in 1996, then it should  d(#=have filed a TRS Fund Worksheet and must also pay the common carrier based regulatory fee.  d(#Carriers should have filed their 1997 TRS Fund Worksheet on or before April 26, 1997. These  d(#worksheets used calendar year 1996 revenue data to calculate the TRS contribution for April  d(#@1997 through March 1998. Any carrier that did not file should contact the TRS Fund  d(#Administrator at (973) 8848173 in order to obtain a filing package and to be assigned a 6 digit  d(#.TRS Fund ID number. This number must be included on the regulatory fee filing. The mailing  d(#=address of the TRS Fund Administrator is "NECA, FCC TRS Fund Administration, 100 South Jefferson Rd., Whippany, NJ 07981"  Xy- F.What type of revenues are reported on TRS Fund Worksheets?  d(#The TRS Fund Worksheet requires carriers to report their revenue under ten categories. Four of  X- d(#the revenue categories are for local services: (1) local exchange service; (2) local private line  d(#Nservice; (3) mobile radio, cellular, paging and PCS; and (4) other including other local  d(#exchange revenues. Six of the categories are for long distance services: (1) intrastate access  d(#service; (2) interstate access service; (3) operator service and pay telephone; (4) nonoperator  d(#switched toll service; (5) long distance private line service; and (6) all other long distance  d(#services. Carriers report total revenues and interstate revenues for each category. Carriers must include revenues from all of the different types of services listed in section C above.  d(#Gross or total revenues include revenues from regulated, detariffed, and nonregulated  d(#>telecommunications services. Gross revenues should not include nontelecommunications  d(#services, such as the lease of customer premises equipment. Gross revenues consist of total  d(#krevenues billed to customers with no allowances for uncollectibles. Billed revenues may be  d(#Mdistinct from booked revenues. For international services, gross revenues consist of gross  d(#revenues billed by U.S. carriers with no allowances for settlement payments. Gross revenues  d(#should also include any surcharges on communications services that are billed to the customer  d(#and either retained by the carrier or remitted to a nongovernment third party under contract.  d(#yGross revenues should exclude taxes and any surcharges that are not recorded as revenue, but which instead are remitted to government bodies.  X#- v  G.What kind of costs can be deducted from revenues reported on TRS Fund Worksheets in  X$-order to calculate the common carrier regulatory fee?  d(#<Carriers are allowed to deduct interstate access expenses that they paid to local exchange carriers  d(#in 1996, and they are allowed to deduct the interstate portion of the costs of communications  d(#services taken for resale in 1996. Carriers can use the following Interstate  "7G Telephone  "7G Service Provider Worksheet to calculate their 1997 regulatory fee. ") ,**+-"Ԍ a<#p\  PC3P# INTERSTATE  "7G TELEPHONE  "7G SERVICE PROVIDER WORKSHEET #o\  PCXP#у Y !ddx   "Addx  Y e   W    u  v  1996 Data (show all amounts in whole dollars) u  (a) Total Company u K }(b) Interstate PortionW   2   uI  1}h Common carrier revenues from Line 15 of FCC Form 431, TRS Fund WorksheetRI RI 2  ]    Ih  2h Access expense paid to local exchange carriersh h ]  2  R hI  3 h Cost of telecommunications services taken for resale (not including access costs shown on Line 2) I  I 2  ]  @  Ih  4> h Sum of Lines 2(b) and 3(b)> h > h ]  @ ]  @   hh  5 h Net Interstate Revenues (Line 1(b) minus Line 4 (b)) h  h ]  @ ]  @ >  hh  6h Common carrier fee factorh h  .00116]  @   B   h  7 1997 Regulatory Fee (Line 5(b) times Line 6 (b))    B   d(#In the FCC FORMs 159 and 159C, enter the amount in Line 1(b) in Block 23"FCC CODE 1."  d(#Enter the amount in line 4(b) in Block 24"FCC CODE 2." Enter the amount in Line 5(b) in Block 21"QUANTITY." Enter the amount in Line 7(b) in Block 22"FEE DUE."