Utah Admin. Code R746-8-403 - Lifeline Support
(1) In addition to
any disbursement calculated under Section
R746-8-401 or Section
R746-8-402, an ETC may receive
an ongoing distribution through ongoing participation in a Commission-approved
Lifeline program upon a specific finding of public interest by the
Commission.
(2)
(a) The support claimed under this Section
R746-8-403 may not exceed $3.50
per Lifeline subscriber per month of subscription to a service that:
(i) provides service over landlines;
or
(ii)
(A) meets FCC broadband Lifeline requirements
as set forth in
47 C.F.R.
54.408; and
(B) for wireless Lifeline, allows, at no
charge beyond the basic monthly fee, unlimited texting and at least 750 voice
minutes per month; or
(iii)
(A)
meets FCC broadband Lifeline requirements as set forth in
47 C.F.R.
54.408; and
(B) does not include a voice
component.
(b) Lifeline distributions will be based on
eligible Lifeline subscribers as of the first day of each month, with no
prorated discounts.
(3)
An ETC that is approved to participate in the Commission Lifeline program
shall:
(a) provide potential Lifeline
subscribers with application materials and information;
(b) provide service to any customer who is
verified as eligible for participation through:
(i) the FCC's national verifier system;
or
(ii) if the FCC's national
verifier system is not yet operational, the program administrator with which
the Commission contracts to administer the initial and continued eligibility
verification of state Lifeline participants;
(c) waive, for Lifeline subscribers, the
following charges:
(i) customer security
deposits, if the customer voluntarily elects to receive toll blocking; and
(ii) within any 12-month period,
the first nonrecurring service charge for:
(A) changing local exchange usage service to
Lifeline service; and
(B) changing
from flat rate service to message rate service;
(d)
(i) add the Lifeline discount to a customer's
account within five business days of notification of the customer's eligibility
under FCC Lifeline requirements; and
(ii) remove the Lifeline discount from a
Lifeline subscriber's account within five business days of notification of the
Lifeline subscriber's ineligibility under FCC Lifeline requirements;
and
(e) submit to the
Division by May 1 of each year, a complete Lifeline subscriber list, as defined
by the FCC.
(4) An ETC
participating in the Commission Lifeline program may not:
(a) disconnect Lifeline telephone service for
nonpayment of toll service;
(b)
require a Lifeline subscriber to purchase additional services from the ETC;
or
(c) prohibit a Lifeline
subscriber from purchasing additional services from the ETC, unless the
participant fails to comply with the ETC's terms and conditions for those
additional services.
(5)
For an access line for which the UUSF surcharge is omitted pursuant to
Subsection R746-8-301(3)(a)(iii),
the UUSF surcharge amount that otherwise would have been remitted pursuant to
Section R746-8-301 shall be deducted
from the state Lifeline support paid to the provider.
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