CFR /  Title 47  /  Part 54: Universal Service

Section No.	Description
Section 54.1	Terms and definitions
Section 54.5	Intended use of federal universal service support
Section 54.7	Prohibition on participation: suspension and debarment
Section 54.8	Supported services for rural, insular and high cost areas
Section 54.101	Definition of eligible telecommunications carriers, generally
Section 54.201	Additional requirements for Commission designation of eligible telecommunications carriers
Section 54.202	Designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for unserved areas
Section 54.203	Relinquishment of universal service
Section 54.205	Service areas
Section 54.207	Local switching support
Section 54.301	Monthly per-line limit on universal service support
Section 54.302	Administration of Connect America Fund Intercarrier Compensation Replacement
Section 54.304	Sale or transfer of exchanges
Section 54.305	Support to a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier
Section 54.307	Broadband public interest obligations for recipients of high-cost support
Section 54.308	Connect America Fund Phase II Public Interest Obligations
Section 54.309	Connect America Fund for Price Cap Territories--Phase II
Section 54.310	Connect America Fund for Price Cap Territories--Phase I
Section 54.312	Annual reporting requirements for high-cost recipients
Section 54.313	Certification of support for eligible telecommunications carriers
Section 54.314	High-cost support; limitations on high-cost support
Section 54.318	Elimination of high-cost support in areas with 100 percent coverage by an unsubsidized competitor
Section 54.319	Compliance and recordkeeping for the high-cost program
Section 54.320	Terms and definitions
Section 54.400	Lifeline defined
Section 54.401	Lifeline support amount
Section 54.403	The National Lifeline Accountability Database
Section 54.404	Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline
Section 54.405	Reimbursement for offering Lifeline
Section 54.407	Consumer qualification for Lifeline
Section 54.409	Subscriber eligibility determination and certification
Section 54.410	Off reservation Tribal lands designation process
Section 54.412	Link Up for Tribal lands
Section 54.413	Reimbursement for Tribal Link Up
Section 54.414	Annual certifications by eligible telecommunications carriers
Section 54.416	Recordkeeping requirements
Section 54.417	Digital Television Transition Notices by Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
Section 54.418	Validity of electronic signatures
Section 54.419	Low income program audits
Section 54.420	Annual reporting for eligible telecommunications carriers that receive low-income support
Section 54.422	Terms and definitions
Section 54.500	Eligible recipients
Section 54.501	Eligible services
Section 54.502	Competitive bidding requirements
Section 54.503	Requests for services
Section 54.504	Discounts
Section 54.505	Discounts
Section 54.505	Cap
Section 54.507	Ordering services
Section 54.511	Resale and transfer of services
Section 54.513	Payment for discounted services
Section 54.514	Distributing support
Section 54.515	Auditing and inspections
Section 54.516	Support for wide area networks
Section 54.518	State telecommunications networks
Section 54.519	Children's Internet Protection Act certifications required from recipients of discounts under the federal universal service support
Section 54.520	Payment for the non-discount portion of supported services
Section 54.523	Terms and definitions
Section 54.600	Health care provider eligibility
Section 54.601	Health care support mechanism
Section 54.602	Competitive bidding and certification requirements
Section 54.603	Consortia, telecommunications services, and existing contracts
Section 54.604	Determining the urban rate
Section 54.605	Determining the rural rate
Section 54.607	Calculating support
Section 54.609	Limitations on supported services for rural health care providers
Section 54.613	Obtaining services
Section 54.615	Audits and recordkeeping
Section 54.619	Annual filing and funding commitment requirement
Section 54.623	Support for telecommunications services beyond the maximum supported distance for rural health care providers
Section 54.625	Eligible recipients
Section 54.630	Designation of Consortium Leader
Section 54.631	Letters of agency (LOA)
Section 54.632	Health care provider contribution
Section 54.633	Eligible services
Section 54.634	Eligible equipment
Section 54.635	Eligible participant-constructed and owned network facilities for consortium applicants
Section 54.636	Off-site data centers and off-site administrative offices
Section 54.637	Upfront payments
Section 54.638	Ineligible expenses
Section 54.639	Eligible vendors
Section 54.640	Competitive bidding requirement and exemptions
Section 54.642	Funding commitments
Section 54.643	Multi-year commitments
Section 54.644	Payment process
Section 54.645	Site and service substitutions
Section 54.646	Data collection and reporting
Section 54.647	Audits and recordkeeping
Section 54.648	Certifications
Section 54.649	Resale
Section 54.671	Duplicate support
Section 54.672	Cap
Section 54.675	Election to offset support against annual universal service fund contribution
Section 54.679	Validity of electronic signatures
Section 54.680	Administrator of universal service support mechanisms
Section 54.701	Administrator's functions and responsibilities
Section 54.702	The Administrator's Board of Directors
Section 54.703	The Administrator's Chief Executive Officer
Section 54.704	Committees of the Administrator's Board of Directors
Section 54.705	Contributions
Section 54.706	Audit controls
Section 54.707	De minimis exemption
Section 54.708	Computations of required contributions to universal service support mechanisms
Section 54.709	Contributor reporting requirements
Section 54.711	Contributor recovery of universal service costs from end users
Section 54.712	Contributors' failure to report or to contribute
Section 54.713	Administrative expenses of the Administrator
Section 54.715	Audits of the Administrator
Section 54.717	Parties permitted to seek review of Administrator decision
Section 54.719	Filing deadlines
Section 54.720	General filing requirements
Section 54.721	Review by the Wireline Competition Bureau or the Commission
Section 54.722	Standard of review
Section 54.723	Time periods for Commission approval of Administrator decisions
Section 54.724	Universal service disbursements during pendency of a request for review and Administrator decision
Section 54.725	Terms and definitions
Section 54.800	General
Section 54.801	Obligations of local exchange carriers and the Administrator
Section 54.802	Universal service zones
Section 54.803	Preliminary minimum access universal service support for a study area calculated by the Administrator
Section 54.804	Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by the Administrator
Section 54.805	Calculation by the Administrator of interstate access universal service support for areas served by price cap local
Section 54.806	Interstate access universal service support
Section 54.807	Transition provisions and periodic calculation
Section 54.808	Carrier certification
Section 54.809	Calculation of Interstate Common Line Support
Section 54.901	Calculation of Interstate Common Line Support for transferred exchanges
Section 54.902	Obligations of rate-of-return carriers and the Administrator
Section 54.903	Carrier certification
Section 54.904	Mobility Fund--Phase I
Section 54.1001	Geographic areas eligible for support
Section 54.1002	Provider eligibility
Section 54.1003	Service to Tribal Lands
Section 54.1004	Application process
Section 54.1005	Public interest obligations
Section 54.1006	Letter of credit
Section 54.1007	Mobility Fund Phase I disbursements
Section 54.1008	Annual reports
Section 54.1009	Record retention for Mobility Fund Phase I
Section 54.1010	General
Section 54.1301	Calculation of incumbent local exchange carrier portion of nationwide loop cost expense adjustment for rate-of-return carriers
Section 54.1302	Calculation of the rural growth factor
Section 54.1303	Calculation of safety net additive
Section 54.1304	Submission of information to the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA)
Section 54.1305	Updating Information Submitted to the National Exchange Carrier Association
Section 54.1306	Submission of Information by the National Exchange Carrier Association
Section 54.1307	Study Area Total Unseparated Loop Cost
Section 54.1308	National and study area average unseparated loop costs
Section 54.1309	Expense adjustment
Section 54.1310	General duty