Or. Admin. Code § 860-033-0050 - Tribal Lifeline and Tribal Link-Up
(1) The Commission must determine if a
prospective Tribal Lifeline or Tribal Link Up recipient who has executed a
certification pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54 Subpart E (2013) has previously
received a Tribal Lifeline or Tribal Link Up benefit at the residential address
provided by the prospective subscriber to prevent duplicative support. An
eligible resident of Tribal lands may receive the benefit of the Tribal Link Up
program for a second or subsequent time only for otherwise qualifying
commencement of telecommunications service at a principal place of residence
with an address different from the address for which Tribal Link Up assistance
was previously provided.
(2) Within
five business days of a request for Tribal Lifeline or Tribal Link Up benefit,
the Eligible Telecommunications Provider must submit to the Commission in an
electronic format accessible by the Commission the Tribal Lifeline or Tribal
Link Up applicant's first and last name, residential address, date of birth,
telephone number or broadband internet access service account number associated
with the application for Tribal Lifeline or Tribal Link Up benefit, and last
four digits of his or her social security number or Tribal identification
number. Each Eligible Telecommunications Provider must obtain, from each new
and existing subscriber, consent to transmit the information as specified in
this section of this rule. Prior to obtaining consent, the Eligible
Telecommunications Provider must describe to the subscriber, using plain
language, the specific information being submitted, that the information is
being submitted to the Commission to ensure proper administration of the Tribal
Lifeline and Tribal Link Up program, and that failure to provide consent will
result in the subscriber being denied the Tribal Lifeline or Tribal Link Up
benefit.
(3) If the Commission
notifies the Eligible Telecommunications Provider that a prospective subscriber
is receiving a Tribal Lifeline benefit or has received a Tribal Link Up benefit
at the residential address provided by the subscriber, the Eligible
Telecommunications Provider may not seek universal service support
reimbursement for duplicate service.
(4) If the Commission notifies the Eligible
Telecommunications Provider that a prospective subscriber is not receiving a
Tribal Lifeline benefit or has not received a Tribal Link Up benefit at the
residential address provided by the subscriber, the Eligible Telecommunications
Provider must provide the customer's service initiation date and service
type.
(5) When two or more Eligible
Telecommunications Providers submit the information required in section (2) of
this rule for the same subscriber, only the Eligible Telecommunications
Provider whose information was received and processed by the Commission first,
as determined by the Commission, will be entitled to reimbursement from the
universal service fund for that subscriber.
(6) Tribal Lifeline and Tribal Link Up Order
Activity Report: The Tribal Lifeline and Tribal Link Up Order Activity Report
is a listing of all Tribal Lifeline and Tribal Link Up customers whose phone
service or broadband internet access service was disconnected, who voluntarily
de-enrolled or were de-enrolled for failure to use the Tribal Lifeline service
which the Eligible Telecommunications Provider offers at no charge and a list
of all Tribal Lifeline and Tribal Link Up customers whose telephone numbers,
addresses, or service initiation dates and service types have changed. The
listing must include the customer's first and last name and Commission-assigned
OTAP Identification Number. Each Eligible Telecommunications Provider must
submit this report weekly to the Commission in an electronic format accessible
by the Commission.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 756, ORS 759 & 1987 OL Ch. 290
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.040, ORS 759.036 & 1987 OL Ch. 290
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