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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  01-  829 
 News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 COMMON  CARRIER  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  APPROVAL  OF  FCC  FORM  499-  Q  (TELECOMMUNICATIONS  REPORTING  WORKSHEET)  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF 
 MANAGEMENT  AND  BUDGET 
 First  Filing  Due  May  11,  2001 
 CC  Docket  No.  96-  45 
 Release  Date:  April  6,  2001 


 The  Common  Carrier  Bureau  announces  that  FCC  Form  499-  Q  (Telecommunications 
 Reporting  Worksheet)  has  been  approved  by  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget  (OMB).  1  In 
 accordance  with  the  Contribution  Order,  carriers  must  file  the  Form  499-  Q  to  report  their 
 revenues  from  the  prior  quarter  for  purposes  of  contributing  to  the  federal  universal  service 
 support  mechanisms.  2 


 Carriers  will  file  the  initial  FCC  Form  499-  Q  on  May  11,  2001.  3  Thereafter,  carriers  will 
 file  FCC  Form  499-  Q,  reporting  their  revenues  from  the  prior  quarter,  by  the  beginning  of  the 
 second  month  of  each  quarter  (i.  e.  February  1,  May  1,  August  1,  and  November  1).  As  stated  in 
 the  Contribution  Order,  a  notice  of  the  OMB  approval  will  be  published  in  the  Federal  Register. 


 Copies  of  the  FCC  Form  499-  Q  and  Instructions  may  be  obtained  from  the  Commission's 
 Forms  Web  Page  (www.  fcc.  gov/  formpage.  html).  4  Copies  may  also  be  obtained  from  the 
 National  Exchange  Carrier  Association  (NECA)  at  (973)  560-  4400. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Richard  D.  Smith,  Attorney,  Accounting  Policy  Division, 
 Common  Carrier  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  7400,  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 


 1  OMB  Approval  No.  3060-  0855  (April  2,  2001). 
 2  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service;  Petition  for  Reconsideration  filed  by  AT&  T,  Report  and  Order 
 and  Order  on  Reconsideration,  CC  Docket  No.  96-  45,  FCC  01-  85  (rel.  March  14,  2001)  (Contribution  Order). 
 3  Contribution  Order  at  para.  19. 


 4  Additionally,  copies  of  the  FCC  Form  499-  Q  can  be  obtained  by  writing  to  the  Commission's  Form  Distribution 
 Center,  9300  East  Hampton  Drive,  Capital  Heights,  Maryland  20743. 
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