| (2) Payments to ETPs other than small or rural ILECs.
The payment to each ETP other than a small or rural ILEC must be computed
by multiplying the per-line amount established in subsection (e) of
this section for a given small or rural ILEC study area by the number
of eligible lines served by the ETP in such study area for the month.
(g) Support Reduction. Subject to the provisions of §26.405(f)(3)
of this title (relating to Financial Need for Continued Support),
the commission will adjust the support to be made available from the
SRILEC USP according to the following criteria.
(1) For each ILEC ETP that is electing under PURA,
Chapter 58 or 59 or a cooperative that served greater than 31,000
access lines in this state on September 1, 2022, or a company or cooperative
that is a successor to such an ILEC, the monthly per-line support
that the ILEC ETP is eligible to receive for each exchange on December
31, 2024 from the SRILEC USP is reduced:
(A) on January 1, 2025, to 75 percent of the level
of support the ILEC ETP is eligible to receive on December 31, 2024;
(B) on January 1, 2026, to 50 percent of the level
of support the ILEC ETP is eligible to receive on December 31, 2024;
(C) on January 1, 2027, to 25 percent of the level
of support the ILEC ETP is eligible to receive on December 31, 2024;
or
(D) on January 1, 2028, to zero percent of the level
of support the ILEC ETP is eligible to receive on December 31, 2024.
(2) An ILEC ETP subject to this subsection may file
a petition to show financial need for continued support, in accordance
with §26.405(f)(1) of this title, on or before January 1, 2028.
(h) Reporting requirements. An ETP eligible to receive
support under this section must report information as required by
the commission and the TUSF administrator.
(1) Monthly reporting requirement. An ETP must report
the following to the TUSF administrator on a monthly basis:
(A) the total number of eligible lines for which the
ETP seeks SRILEC USP support; and
(B) a calculation of the base support computed in accordance
with the requirements of subsection (e) of this section.
(2) Quarterly filing requirements. An ETP must file
quarterly reports with the commission showing actual SRILEC USP receipts
by study area.
(A) Reports must be filed electronically in the project
number assigned by the commission's central records office no later
than 3:00 p.m. on the 30th calendar day after the end of the calendar
quarter reporting period.
(B) Each ETP's reports must be filed on an individual
company basis; reports that aggregate the disbursements received by
two or more ETPs will not be accepted as complying with the requirements
of this paragraph.
(C) All reports filed in accordance with paragraph
(3) of this subsection must be publicly available.
(3) Annual reporting requirements. An ETP must report
annually to the TUSF administrator that it is qualified to participate
in the SRILEC USP.
(4) Other reporting requirements. An ETP must report
any other information that is required by the commission or the TUSF
administrator, including any information necessary to assess contributions
and disbursements from the TUSF.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §26.404 adopted to be effective December 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 9626; amended to be effective December 21, 2014, 39 TexReg 9976; amended to be effective September 14, 2016, 41 TexReg 7076; amended to be effective December 21, 2023, 48 TexReg 7524 |
