Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-17.8 - Assessments of expenses for dual party relay service program and equipment distribution program
(1) Iowa Code
section 477C.7 governs the payment of
assessments by wireless carriers and wireline local exchange carriers to fund
the dual party relay service program and equipment distribution program. Those
carriers shall pay assessments in the amount of three cents per month for each
telecommunications service phone number. "Telecommunications service phone
number" means a revenue producing telephone number.
(2) Wireless carriers and wireline local
exchange carriers shall file the number of telecommunications service phone
numbers with the commission . The number of telecommunications service phone
numbers may be filed as confidential and may be withheld from public inspection
pursuant to the procedures in 199-Chapter 1.
(3) The commission may audit the payment of
Iowa Code section 477C.7 assessments for any
purpose the commission deems necessary, including but not limited to examining
whether wireless carriers and wireline local exchange carriers providing
telecommunications services in Iowa are paying assessments in appropriate
amounts.
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(1) This rule applies to assessments under Iowa Code section 476.95B.
(2) In making assessments under Iowa Code section 476.95B, the commission will allocate costs and expenses to all parties and participants. The allocation will not necessarily be an equal allocation.
(3) The specific method of allocation will be made on a case-by-case basis, and will be included in the final order in the docket, unless otherwise ordered by the commission.
(4) The factors the commission will consider may include, but are not limited to, Iowa revenues, grouping of parties and participants on the basis of position on the issues, and the factors under rule 199- 17.4(476). Joint participation by parties with similar positions on the issue will be encouraged by favorable allocations.