[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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