Fcc Form 499-A - Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet

Instructions to the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, Form 499-A

While some entities that file the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet may not need to contribute to each of the

support and cost recovery mechanisms, in general, all telecommunications carriers and certain additional

telecommunications providers must complete and file this Worksheet.

These instructions contain an explanation of

which carriers must contribute to particular mechanisms (see Section IV.A.), but filers should consult the specific

rules that govern contributions for each of the mechanisms.

In general, contributions are calculated based on

contributors' end-user telecommunications revenue information, as filed in this Worksheet.

By filing this Worksheet, carriers may also satisfy their obligations under section 413 of the Act to designate an

agent in the District of Columbia for service of process

and their obligations to register with the Federal

Communications Commission.

II.

Filing Requirements and General Instructions

Who Must File

All intrastate, interstate and international providers of telecommunications within the United States,

with very

limited exceptions, must file the FCC Form 499-A Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet.

For purposes of determining whether an entity provides telecommunications, please note that the term

"telecommunications" means the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the

user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received. For the purpose of

filing, the term "interstate telecommunications" includes, but is not limited to, the following types o f services:

wireless telephony, including cellular and personal communications services (PCS); paging and messaging services;

dispatch services; mobile radio services; operator services; access to interexchange service; special access; wide area

telecommunications services (WATS); subscriber toll-free services; 900 services; message telephone services

(MTS); private line; telex; telegraph; video services; satellite services and resale services. Note, for example, that all

incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers provide access services and, therefore, provide interstate

telecommunications.

Please note that this Worksheet refers to "filers," "reporting entities," and "contributors" interchangeably, except where

specifically distinguished.

See 47 C.F.R. §§ 52.17 (numbering administration), 52.32 (local number portability), 54.703 (universal service), and

64.604 (TRS).

47 U.S.C. § 413. See also 47 C.F.R. § 1.47.

47 C.F.R. § 64.1195.

For this purpose, the United States is defined as the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa,

Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, Navassa Island,

the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wake Island.

Section 254(d) applies not only to “every telecommunications carrier that provides interstate telecommunications

services” but also to certain “other provider[s] of interstate telecommunications.” 47 U.S.C. § 254(d) (emphasis

added). Solely for the purposes of these Instructions, we use the terms “telecommunications services” and

“telecommunications” interchangeably, unless otherwise specified. For more information on these terms, see 47

U.S.C. §§ 153(43), (46); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order,

12 FCC Rcd 8776 (1997) (Universal Service Order).

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