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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  1370 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 National  Exchange  Carrier  Association,  Inc.  2002  Modification  of  Average  Schedules 
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 CCB/  CPD  No.  02-  04 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  11,  2002  Released:  June  12,  2002 
 By  the  Chief,  Pricing  Policy  Division: 


 1.  On  December  28,  2001,  the  National  Exchange  Carrier  Association,  Inc.  (“  NECA”)  filed  proposed  modifications  to  the  current  average  schedule  formulas  to  become  effective  July  1,  2002.  1 
 NECA’s  filing  was  submitted  in  accordance  with  Commission  rules  that  require  NECA  to  submit  proposed  modifications  to  the  average  schedule  formulas  annually  or  to  certify  that  no  modifications  are 
 warranted.  2  In  its  Filing,  NECA  proposed  revisions  to  the  Common  Line  Access  Line  and  Rate  of  Return  formulas,  as  well  as  to  the  following  Traffic  Sensitive  formulas:  Central  Office,  Intertoll  Switching,  Line 
 Haul  Distance  Sensitive,  Line  Haul  Non-  distance  Sensitive,  Special  Access,  Traffic  Sensitive  Rate  of  Return,  Signaling  System  7,  and  Network  Administration  formulas.  NECA  also  added  the  following 
 formulas  to  implement  the  requirements  of  the  Rate-  of-  Return  Access  Charge  Reform  Order:  3  Common  Line  Line  Port,  Common  Line  Transport,  Traffic  Sensitive  Central  Office,  and  Traffic  Sensitive 
 Transport.  NECA  requested  that  these  modifications  take  effect  on  July  1,  2002,  and  remain  in  effect  through  June  30,  2003.  4 


 1  See  National  Exchange  Carrier  Association,  Inc.  2002  Modification  of  Average  Schedules,  filed  December 
 28,  2001.  2 
 47  C.  F.  R.  §  69.  606(  b).  3 
 Multi-  Association  Group  (MAG)  Plan  for  Regulation  of  Interstate  Services  of  Non-  Price  Cap  Incumbent  Local  Exchange  Carriers  and  Interexchange  Carriers,  CC  Docket  No.  00-  256,  Second  Report  and  Order  and 


 Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  16  FCC  Rcd  19613  (2001)  (“  Rate-  of-  Return  Access  Charge  Reform  Order”). 
 4  By  Public  Notice  issued  February  22,  2002,  we  sought  comment  on  NECA’s  filing.  See  National 
 Exchange  Carrier  Association,  Inc.  ’s  Proposed  2002  Modification  of  Average  Schedule  Formulas,  CCB/  CPD  No.  02-  04,  Public  Notice,  DA  02-  418,  released  February  22,  2002.  The  Organization  for  the  Promotion  and 


 Advancement  of  Small  Telecommunications  Companies  filed  comments  supporting  NECA’s  proposed  revisions  on  March  11,  2002. 
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 2.  We  have  reviewed  NECA’s  filing  and  find  that  its  proposed  formulas  are  reasonable.  Therefore,  pursuant  to  section  69.606(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  5  we  approve  the  proposed  average 
 schedule  formulas  as  submitted  in  NECA’s  filing. 
 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  0.91  and  0.291  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  that  the  average  schedule  formulas  proposed  by  the  National  Exchange 


 Carrier  Association,  Inc.  on  December  28,  2001,  SHALL  BECOME  EFFECTIVE  July  1,  2002,  and  remain  in  effect  through  June  30,  2003. 


 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  section  4(  i)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  154(  i),  section  553(  6)(  B)  of  the  Administrative  Procedures  Act,  5  U.  S.  C. 
 §  553(  6)(  B),  and  sections  0.91  and  0.291  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91,  0.291,  that  THIS  ORDER  IS  EFFECTIVE  UPON  ITS  RELEASE. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Tamara  L.  Preiss  Chief,  Pricing  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 


 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §  69.  606(  a). 
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