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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A common carrier may 
not be designated as a new eligible communica-
tions carrier unless it— 
‘‘(i) is committed to providing service 
throughout its proposed designated service 
area, using its own facilities or a combina-
tion of facilities and resale of another car-
rier’s facilities, to all customers making a 
reasonable request for service; 
‘‘(ii) has certified to the State commis-
sion or the Commission that it will provide 
service on a timely basis to requesting cus-
tomers within its service area, if service can 
be provided at reasonable cost; 
‘‘(iii) has submitted a plan to the 
State commission or the Commission that 
describes with specificity proposed improve-
ments or upgrades to its network that will 
be accomplished with high-cost support over 
the first 2 years following its designation as 
an eligible communications carrier; 
‘‘(iv) has demonstrated to the State 
commission or the Commission its ability to 
remain functional in emergency situations, 
including a demonstration that it has a 
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reasonable amount of back-up power to en-
sure functionality without an external 
power source; 
‘‘(v) is committed to following applica-
ble consumer protection and service quality 
standards; and 
‘‘(vi) has complied with annual report-
ing requirements established by the Com-
mission or by State Commissions for all 
carriers receiving universal service support 
to ensure that such support is used for the 
provision, maintenance, and upgrading of 
the facilities for which support is intended. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION LIMITED TO POST DATE- 
OF-ENACTMENT
DESIGNATIONS.—Subparagraph 
(A) applies only to an entity designated as an 
eligible communications carrier after the date of 
enactment of the Internet and Universal Service 
Act of 2006. 
‘‘(C) 6-MONTH
DESIGNATION
DEADLINE.— 
Beginning 6 months after the date of enactment 
of the Internet and Universal Service Act of 
2006, a State commission or the Commission 
shall grant or deny an application for designa-
tion as an eligible communications carrier with-
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in 6 months after the date on which it receives 
a complete application. 
‘‘(D) 
ELIGIBLE
COMMUNICATIONS
CAR-
RIER.—In this paragraph, the term ‘eligible 
communications carrier’ means an entity des-
ignated under paragraph (2), (3), or (6) of this 
subsection. Any reference to eligible telecommuni-
cations carrier in this section or in section 254 
refers also to an eligible communications car-
rier.’’. 
SEC. 256. PRIMARY LINE. 
Section 214(e) (47 U.S.C. 214(e)), as amended by sec-
tion 255 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) PRIMARY LINE.—In implementing the re-
quirements of this Act with respect to the distribution 
and use of Federal universal service support, the 
Commission shall not limit such distribution and use 
to a single connection or primary line, and all resi-
dential and business lines served by an eligible com-
munications carrier shall be eligible for Federal uni-
versal service support.’’. 
SEC. 257. PHANTOM TRAFFIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 254 (47 U.S.C. 254) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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