[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25571]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 32 and 36

[DA 95-2036]


Reporting Requirements on Video Dialtone Costs and Jurisdictional 
Separations for Local Exchange Carriers Offering Video Dialtone 
Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On September 29, 1995, the Bureau issued a Memorandum Opinion 
and Order (MO&O) that adopted reports for local exchange carriers 
offering video dialtone service. The reports will enable the 
Commission, State regulatory agencies, local exchange carriers 
(``LEC''), and other interested parties to analyze LECs' video dialtone 
investment, revenue, and costs. Specifically, the data will allow the 
Commission to monitor the implementation of video dialtone service, to 
assist the Commission in ensuring that local telephone service 
ratepayers do not absorb any of the costs of a LEC's video dialtone 
operations, to track the impact of video dialtone on jurisdictional 
separations and local telephone rates, and to aid the Commission in its 
tariff review process.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Peterson, Common Carrier 
Bureau, Accounting and Audits Division, (202) 418-0810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the MO&O the Bureau addressed the issues 
raised by the parties in response to its June 23, 1995, Order Inviting 
Comments that solicited comment on the proposed content and format of 
the video dialtone reporting requirements.
    Comments were filed by local exchange carriers, the cable industry 
and representatives of the states. Generally, the local exchange 
carriers believed that the reporting requirements were overly 
burdensome. The cable industry and representatives of the states 
believed that the reporting requirements should be expanded to include 
additional data. In response to the comments of the parties, the Bureau 
revised its original proposal to eliminate certain data that it 
determined were not essential to meet the Commission objectives.
    FCC Report 43-09A was adopted by the Common Carrier Bureau in the 
Memorandum Opinion and Order released September 29, 1995 to establish 
reporting requirements on video dialtone costs for local exchange 
carriers offering video dialtone service. The report is prescribed for 
every local exchange carrier that has obtained Section 214 
authorization from the Commission to provide video dialtone trials or 
commercial services.
    Affected carriers shall file by June 30, September 30, and December 
31 of each year the report for the previous quarter. The initial report 
will be filed on the last day of the calendar quarter after the end of 
the calendar quarter in which a carrier received Section 214 
authorization. The report shall be filed on a study area basis.
    FCC Report 43-09A provides a quarterly report of wholly dedicated 
and shared video dialtone investment, expense, and revenue captured in 
a carrier's subsidiary accounting records. The report line items 
generally follow those provided in existing FCC Report 43-01, ARMIS 
Quarterly Report, with minor exceptions. The report columns identify 
data for each line item by dedicated video dialtone costs and revenues, 
shared costs and revenues, and video dialtone's portion of shared costs 
and revenues.
    FCC Report 43-09B was adopted by the Common Carrier Bureau to 
establish reporting requirements on video dialtone costs and 
jurisdictional separations for local exchange carriers offering video 
dialtone service. The report is prescribed for every local exchange 
carrier that has obtained Section 214 authorization from the Commission 
to provide video dialtone trials or commercial services.
    Affected carriers shall file by March 31 of each year the report 
for the fourth calendar quarter. The report shall be filed on a study 
area basis.
    FCC Report 43-09B provides a fourth quarter report of video 
dialtone investment, expense, and revenue disaggregated by regulated 
and nonregulated classification and by jurisdictional categories. The 
reports summarize the impact of video dialtone on the interstate and 
intrastate jurisdictions and local telephone rates. The report line 
items generally follow those provided in existing FCC Report 43-01, 
ARMIS Quarterly Report, with minor exceptions. The report columns 
identify data for each line item by total costs and revenues, dedicated 
video dialtone costs and revenues, shared costs and revenues, video 
dialtone's portion of shared costs and revenues, total video dialtone 
costs and revenues, video dialtone's percentage of total costs and 
revenues, nonregulated and nonregulated video dialtone costs and 
revenues, and video dialtone costs and revenues subject to separations 
and those allocated to the intrastate and interstate jurisdictions. 
These reporting requirements have been approved by OMB under OMB 
control number 3060-0680.
    Complete text of the Memorandum Opinion and Order is available for 
inspection and copying in the Accounting and Audits Division public 
reference room, 2000 L Street NW., Suite 812, Washington DC.
    Copies are also available from International Transcription Service, 
Inc., at 2100 M Street NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, or call 
(202) 857-3800.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 32

    Uniform System of Accounts.

47 CFR Part 36

    Jurisdictional separations procedures, Telephone.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. 95-25571 Filed 10-13-95; 8:45 am]
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