Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-A1205 - Calculation of Surcharges
A. The
Administrator will calculate the total AUSF support due all local exchange
carriers who have been granted AUSF support by the Commission. Administrative
costs and audit fees will be added to this amount. The amount of any excess
funds in the AUSF will then be subtracted to determine the total funding
requirement. The funding requirements from Category 1 and Category 2 service
providers will then be calculated. One-half of the funding will be obtained
from Category 1 providers through surcharges applied to access lines and
interconnecting trunks in service. The other half will be obtained from
Category 2 providers through surcharges on intrastate toll revenues.
B. For the purpose of determining the
surcharges, the Administrator will develop growth factors to apply to the total
reported access lines and toll revenues. Such growth factors will be calculated
at 1/2 of the estimated annual percentage growth in access lines and in toll
revenues.
C. Category 1 Surcharge.
One-half of the total annual AUSF support approved by the Commission for all
eligible recipients will be obtained from Category 1 service providers. A
monthly per access line surcharge and a monthly per interconnecting trunk
surcharge required to obtain this funding will be calculated as follows:
1. Adding together the number of access lines
and equivalent access lines for all Category 1 service providers, adjusted by
the growth factor;
2. Dividing the
total annual AUSF support approved by the Commission for all eligible
recipients by 2 to obtain the portion of AUSF support required from Category 1
service providers;
3. Dividing the
amount of Category 1 AUSF support calculated in subsection (C)(2) by the sum of
access lines calculated in subsection (C)(1) to yield the per access line
surcharge;
4. Dividing the per
access line surcharge calculated in subsection (C)(3) by 12 to determine the
monthly access line assessment;
5.
Multiplying the surcharge obtained in subsection (C)(4) by the Conversion
Factor to determine the monthly interconnecting trunk surcharge.
D. Category 2 Surcharge. One-half
of the total annual AUSF support approved by the Commission for all eligible
recipients will be obtained from Category 2 service providers. A percent of
revenue surcharge required to obtain this funding will be calculated as
follows:
1. Totaling the annual intrastate
toll revenues of all Category 2 service providers, adjusted by the growth
factor;
2. Dividing the total AUSF
support approved by the Commission for all eligible recipients by 2 to obtain
the portion of AUSF support required from Category 2 service
providers;
3. Dividing the amount
of Category 2 AUSF support requirement calculated in subsection (D)(2) by the
total annual intrastate toll revenues calculated in subsection (D)(1) to arrive
at a percentage of revenue surcharge.
E. Recipients of lifeline or other low-income
support shall be exempt from paying a Category 1 surcharge.
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