20 CSR 4240-31.016 - ETC Application Requirements
PURPOSE: This proposed
(1) Any
company seeking Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) status for the
purpose of participating in the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) high cost
programs and/or Lifeline program in Missouri shall apply for ETC designation
with the commission unless otherwise preempted by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC).
(2) ETC
application requirements-
(A) All ETC
applications shall comply with the application requirements identified in
4 CSR
240-2.060 and be verified by oath as to the
truthfulness therein by an officer or director of the applicant ; and
(B) In addition to the requirements of
4 CSR
240-2.060 and
47
C.F.R. section 54.201 and section
54.202,
all ETC applications should-
1. Identify any
individual or entity having a ten percent (10%) or more ownership interest in
the applicant .
2. Identify all
officers, directors, and other persons, regardless of title, who fill the role
of officer or director of the company;
3. Identify any company sharing common
ownership or management with the applicant that has ever received funds from
the federal USF or any state universal service fund.
4. Provide the details of any matter brought
in the last ten (10) years by any state or federal regulatory or law
enforcement agency against any of the individuals, entities, managers,
officers, directors of other companies sharing common ownership or management
with the applicant involving fraud, deceit, perjury, stealing, or the omission
or misstatement of material fact in connection with a commercial
transaction;
5. Identify the
website containing information about the applicant 's service and rates. If such
information will be contained in a tariff maintained with the commission , then
either provide a tariff filing or cite the existing tariff ;
6. Provide statements addressing each of the
following:
B. Whether the applicant intends to seek
support from the Missouri USF. If so, the applicant should also state whether
it intends to participate in the Disabled program;
C. A commitment to notify the commission of
any changes to company contact information;
D. If the applicant is certificated or
registered by the commission , a statement that the company is compliant with
all reporting and assessment obligations; and
E. A statement that the applicant is
compliant with contribution obligations to the federal USF; and
7. A copy of the FCC's decision if
an applicant has sought and obtained a waiver of any ETC requirement from the
FCC.
(3) ETC
status, if granted, will be issued by commission order. The company is
responsible for providing a copy of the order to the federal Universal Service
Fund administrator.
(4) The
commission may grant a waiver of or variance from any provision of
4 CSR
240-31.010 through
4 CSR
240-31.016 for good cause, upon request or upon its
own motion.
Notes
*Original authority: 392.200, RSMo 1939, amended 1987, 1988, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008; 392.248, RSMo 1996; and 392.470.1, RSMo 1987.
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