Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 285 - MAINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EDUCATION ACCESS FUND › Section 407-285-3 - ASSESSMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Required Contributions
Each of the following voice network service providers who
				  provide service to end-user retail customers in Maine shall report the number
				  of their Lines or Working Telephone Numbers in Maine and shall contribute to
				  the MTEAF under the provisions contained in Subsections B and C of this
				  Section: local exchange carriers, interconnected voice over Internet protocol
				  service providers, and providers of mobile telecommunications services.
B.
Reporting and
				Remittance
1.
Local Exchange
				Carriers
Subject to the limitation provided by Subsection B(4) of this
				  Section, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, each local
				  exchange carrier shall report to the Fund Administrator on forms provided by
				  the Fund Administrator the number of its Lines, including Centrex and PBX
				  lines, or Working Telephone Numbers that are providing voice telephone service
				  in Maine at the end of each month of the preceding quarter.
2.
Providers of Interconnected VoIP
				Service
Subject to the limitation provided by Subsection B(4) of this
				  Section, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, each
				  provider of interconnected VoIP service shall report to the Fund Administrator
				  on forms provided by the Fund Administrator the number, at the end of each
				  month of the preceding calendar quarter, of its active interconnected VoIP
				  Lines or Working Telephone Numbers that have a registered location within
				  Maine. Providers of interconnected VoIP service must adhere to the requirements
				  of 47 CFR §
												9.5(d).
3.
Providers of Mobile
				Telecommunications Services
Subject to the limitation provided by Subsection B(4) of this
				  Section, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, each
				  provider of mobile telecommunications services, except for prepaid wireless
				  providers, shall report to the Fund Administrator on forms provided by the Fund
				  Administrator for the end of each month of the preceding quarter the number of
				  its mobile telecommunications services Lines or Working Telephone Numbers whose
				  place of primary use is in Maine.
4.
Limitation on Reporting by Billing
				Account Number
For the purposes of Subsections B(1), (2), and (3) of this
				  Section, the reporting service provider shall not report more than twenty-five
				  Lines or Working Telephone Numbers per active Billing Account Number.
5.
Contribution Calculation
				and Remittance
Each service provider that must report its lines or customers
				  to the Fund Administrator under the provisions of Subsections B(1), (2), or (3)
				  of this Section, subject to the limitation provided by Subsection B(4), of this
				  Section shall calculate its required contribution to the MTEAF by multiplying
				  the number of Lines or Working Telephone Numbers reported for each month by the
				  Contribution Amount established by the Commission under the provisions of
				  Subsection C of this Section. The service provider must remit its required
				  contribution to the Fund Administrator under procedures established by the Fund
				  Administrator at the time its files its required report for each
				  quarter.
6.
Confidentiality
For the purposes of this Chapter, the counts of Lines or
				  Working Telephone Numbers that must be reported to the Fund Administrator
				  pursuant to the provisions of Subsections B(1), (2), or (3) of this Section
				  will be considered Confidential Business Information, pursuant to the
				  provisions of
				  35-A M.R.S.
				  §1311-A(1).