[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66029-66030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32770]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 69

[CC Docket Nos. 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72; FCC 97-368]


Access Charge Reform; Price Cap Performance Review for Local 
Exchange Carriers; Transport Rate Structure

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petition for reconsideration; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published in the Federal 
Register of October 29, 1997, (62 FR 56121), a document revising rules 
governing the access charges of incumbent local exchange carriers. 
Inadvertently, the Commission failed to amend the rule that describes 
how incumbent LECs that are not subject to price cap regulation 
calculate the transport interconnection charge. This document makes 
that amendment.

DATES: Effective December 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Goldschmidt, Attorney, Common 
Carrier Bureau, Competitive Pricing Division, (202) 418-1530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission 
published FR Doc. 97-28548 in the Federal Register of October 29, 1997 
(62 FR 56121), a document revising rules governing the access charges 
of incumbent local exchange carriers. Inadvertently, the Commission 
failed to amend the rule that describes how incumbent LECs that are not 
subject to price cap regulation calculate the transport interconnection 
charge. This document makes that amendment. The full text of this 
Erratum is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M St., NW., 
Washington, DC. The complete text also may be obtained through the 
World Wide Web, at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common__Carrier/Orders/
1997/err97368.wp, or may be purchased from the Commission's copy 
contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 
1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
    In rule FR Doc. 97-28548 published on October 29, 1997, (62 FR 
56121) make the following correction.
    1. On page 56132, in the third column, correct the number of 
amendatory instruction 80 to read ``81'', and on page 56133, in the 
second column, correct the number of amendatory instruction 81 to read 
``82''.
    2. On page 56132, in the third column, add a new amendatory 
paragraph 80 to read as follows:
    80. Section 69.124 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 69.124  Interconnection charge.

    (a) Local exchange carriers not subject to price cap regulation 
shall assess an interconnection charge expressed in dollars and cents 
per access minute upon all interexchange carriers and upon all other 
persons using the telephone company switched access network.
    (b) If the use made of the local exchange carrier's switched access 
network includes the local switch, but not local transport, the 
interconnection charge assessed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section shall be computed by subtracting entrance facilities, tandem-
switched transport, direct-trunked transport, and dedicated signalling 
transport revenues, as well as any interconnection charge revenues that 
the local exchange carrier anticipates will be reassigned to other, 
facilities-based rate elements in the future, from the part 69 
transport revenue requirement, and dividing by the total interstate 
local switching minutes.
    (c) If the use made of the local exchange carrier's switched access 
network includes local transport, the interconnection charge to be 
assessed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall be computed by 
dividing any interconnection charge revenues that the local exchange 
carrier anticipates will be reassigned to other, facilities-based rate 
elements in the future by the total interstate local transport minutes, 
and adding thereto the per minute amount calculated pursuant to 
paragraph (b) of this section.

Federal Communications Commission.
James D. Schlichting,
Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-32770 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]
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