Technologie i telekomunikacja · 12/12/1997

Universal Service

The Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) provided guidance to proponents of forward-looking cost models in the universal service proceeding on issues related to customer location and outside plant design. The Bureau provided this guidance to improve the models that the Commission will consider to select a mechanism for determining non- rural carriers' forward-looking cost to provide the supported services. This guidance is intended to encourage model proponents to alter their models to conform them to the guidance provided in this Public Notice. Models conforming to the guidance provided in this Public Notice are more likely to be considered favorably in this proceeding.