65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 206, § 6

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
Section 407-206-6 - ANNUAL REPORTS

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.

65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 206, § 6