Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 33 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE PROTECTION FUND (RSPF) › Section 860-033-0050 - Tribal Lifeline and Tribal Link-Up

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(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.
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