Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 206 - STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATING AND CERTIFYING ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE FEDERAL UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND SUPPORT › Section 407-206-6 - ANNUAL REPORTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Not later than July 31 of each year, each CETC that receives
				  federal high cost universal service support must certify and/or report as
				  described in this section. The certifications and reports are for activity
				  related to the State of Maine in the period January 1 through December 31 of
				  the previous year. A company officer must sign and submit the certifications
				  and reports.
A.
Report on Use
				of Federal Funds and Benefits to Customers
A CETC must provide a description of investments made and
				  expenses paid with support from the federal high-cost fund.
B.
Report on Failure to Provide
				Service
A CETC must report the number of requests for service from
				  applicants within its designated service areas that were unfulfilled for the
				  reporting period. The CETC must also describe in detail why the requests could
				  not be fulfilled and how it attempted to provide service to those
				  applicants.
C.
Report on Complaints
A CETC must report the number of complaints made to the FCC
				  and to the Commission's Consumer Assistance Division. The report must also
				  generally describe the nature of the complaints and outcome of the carrier's
				  efforts to resolve the complaints. For the purposes of this subsection, a
				  complaint to the Commission means a contact that is designated as a complaint
				  by the Commission's Consumer Assistance Division.
D.
Certification of Compliance With
				Applicable Consumer Standards
A CETC must certify that it met the requirements of section
				  3(F) of this
				  Chapter.
E.
Certification of
				Ability to Function in Emergency Situations
A CETC must certify that it had the ability to function in
				  emergency situations based on continued adherence to the standards found in
				  section
				  3(E) of this
				  Chapter.
F.
Report
				and Certification of Qualifying Wireless Plan
A CETC that is a wireless carrier is required to report the
				  total number of subscribers to its qualifying local usage plan(s) offered
				  pursuant to the requirements of section
				  3(G) of this Chapter,
				  describe all advertisements for that plan, and certify that, in light of
				  current market conditions, the qualifying local usage plan remains comparable
				  to the one offered by the ILEC in the service areas in the ETC's designated
				  service area.
G.
Annual Plan for Universal Service Support Expenditures
Every CETC that receives federal support from any category in
				  the federal high-cost fund must report to the Commission the planned investment
				  and expenses related to the State of Maine that the CETC expects to use as the
				  basis to request federal support from any category in the federal high-cost
				  fund.
H.
Updated
				Five-Year Plan
The annual report required by this section must include an
				  updated five-year plan containing all information required pursuant to section
				  3(C) of this
				  Chapter.
I.
Updated
				Wireless Buildout and Coverage Maps
The annual report required by this section must, in the case
				  of a wireless carrier, include an update of the maps required pursuant to
				  section
				  3(D) of this
				  Chapter.
J.
Additional Information
The Commission may require a CETC to provide additional
				  information to show that it meets the requirements of this
				  Chapter.