FCC Extends ETC Form 481 Report Deadline From July 2 to July 16; Rate Information Still Due
The FCC gave USF eligible telecom carriers an extra two weeks to file Form 481 annual reports that were due July 2, though carriers that day must still report rates and fees relevant to their high-cost support. Citing various commission…
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orders on ETC high-cost support reporting duties, the Wireline Bureau said Wednesday it's seeking Office of Management Budget approval of recent modifications to information collection, including changes to Form 481, under the Paperwork Reduction Act. On its own motion, the bureau granted "waiver to all ETCs of the July 2 deadline" until July 16. "This limited waiver does not extend to section 54.313(h), which requires all [ILEC] recipients of high-cost support to report 'all of their rates for residential local service for all portions of their service area, as well as state fees as defined pursuant to section 54.318(e), to the extent the sum of those rates and fees are below the rate floor as defined in section 54.318, and the number of lines for each rate specified,” said the order in docket 10-90.