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Access to Utility Service: 47 C.F.R. § 54.420 Low income program audits.

(a) Independent audit requirements for eligible telecommunications carriers. Eligible telecommunications carriers identified by USAC must obtain a third-party biennial audit of their compliance with the rules in this subpart. Such engagements shall be agreed upon performance attestations to assess the company's overall compliance with the rules in this subpart and the company's internal controls regarding the regulatory requirements in this subpart.

Access to Utility Service: 47 C.F.R. § 54.423 Budget.

(a) Amount of the annual budget. The initial annual budget on federal universal support for the Lifeline program shall be $2.25 billion.

(1) Inflation increase. In funding year 2016 and subsequent funding years, the $2.25 billion funding cap on federal universal service support for Lifeline shall be automatically increased annually to take into account increases in the rate of inflation as calculated in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

Access to Utility Service: Listing of Provisions, Source, and Authority

TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATION

CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SUBCHAPTER B—COMMON CARRIER SERVICES

PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS

SUBPART K—CHANGES IN PREFERRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS

47 C.F.R. sec.

64.1100 Definitions.

64.1110 State notification of election to administer FCC rules.

Access to Utility Service: 47 C.F.R. § 64.1100 Definitions.

(a) The term submitting carrier is generally any telecommunications carrier that requests on the behalf of a subscriber that the subscriber’s telecommunications carrier be changed, and seeks to provide retail services to the end user subscriber. A carrier may be treated as a submitting carrier, however, if it is responsible for any unreasonable delays in the submission of carrier change requests or for the submission of unauthorized carrier change requests, including fraudulent authorizations.

Access to Utility Service: 47 C.F.R. § 64.1140 Carrier liability for slamming.

(a) Carrier Liability for Charges. Any submitting telecommunications carrier that fails to comply with the procedures prescribed in this part shall be liable to the subscriber’s properly authorized carrier in an amount equal to 150% of all charges paid to the submitting telecommunications carrier by such subscriber after such violation, as well as for additional amounts as prescribed in § 64.1170. The remedies provided in this part are in addition to any other remedies available by law.

Access to Utility Service: Introduction

The following state summaries were drawn from state statutory and regulatory provisions. Advocates should carefully review the statutes and regulations cited to determine which customers may benefit from these protections.