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No. Interstate service providers that have mobile service or satellite service revenues but that do not

have interstate local revenues or interstate toll revenues are exempt from payment of ITSP fees.

Interstate service providers that provide service to only other carriers are also exempt from paying

ITSP regulatory fees. Governmental entities and entities that are tax exempt under §501 of the

Internal Revenue Code are exempt. Carriers whose total regulatory fee payment obligation is less

than $10 are also exempt. However, the vast majority of FCC Form 499-A filers are required to pay

ITSP regulatory fees.

Question 4. Should a carrier make a regulatory fee payment if it has not filed an FCC Form

499-A?

Yes. If a telecommunications or Interconnected VoIP service provider offered interstate

telecommunications services in 2010, then it should have filed an FCC Form 499-A, and it must also

pay the appropriate regulatory fee payments. The FCC Form 499-A was due on April 1, 2011 and

should have contained revenue information for calendar year 2010. Carriers which have not yet filed

the FCC Form 499-A should contact the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) at

(888) 641-8722 in order to obtain a filing package and to be assigned a 6-digit Filer 499 ID number.

If a carrier has forgotten its Filer 499 ID, it may contact USAC at (888) 641-8722, or it may access

the Commission’s online carrier Locator:

Question 5. What types of revenues are reported on the FCC Form 499-A?

The FCC Form 499-A requires filers to disclose all revenues from all goods and services, including

revenues from non-regulated and non-telecommunications services. Detailed information is

submitted for telecommunications and Interconnected VoIP services provided to other carriers, for

telecommunications and Interconnected VoIP provided to end users, and for other goods and

services. The detailed information is used to classify revenues. Only certain revenues are subject to

the ITSP regulatory fee.

Question 6. When calculating the ITSP regulatory fee, what kind of costs can be deducted from

revenues that appear on FCC Form 499-A?

None. The ITSP regulatory fee is based on billed interstate and international end-user revenues for

local and most toll services. Other types of revenues provided on FCC Form 499-A are excluded.

Filers are not allowed to deduct any expenses from subject end-user revenues. Filers may not reduce

revenues to reflect uncollectible amounts.

Question 7. Where can I call to get help calculating my ITSP regulatory fee?

Call the FCC Financial Operations Help Desk at (877) 480-3201, and select Option 4.

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