PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 11-400
Release Date:  March 1, 2011
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU RELEASES 2011 ANNUAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
REPORTING WORKSHEET (FCC FORM 499-A) AND ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS
WC Docket No. 06-122
On March 1, 2011, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) released the revised annual 
Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet (FCC Form 499-A) and accompanying instructions.  The 
Bureau revised the Form and instructions to make the process of preparing Form 499 more user-friendly 
for filers.  Many changes are intended to replace technical language with plain language to aid the filer.  
These non-substantive revisions include:
· Revising the formatting throughout for consistency of presentation and readability.
· Consolidating the contact information and how-to-file information into single sections.
· Moving the table used to determine whether a filer is de minimis for universal service 
purposes to Appendix A and adjusting the factors used therein to estimate whether a filer 
will be de minimis in 2011.
· Moving the list of Line 105 categories (describing a filer’s principal telecommunications 
activities) into Appendix B.
· Noting that email addresses are generally required so that the Commission and the 
administrators may contact filers electronically.  Filers must now use Line 208.1 of the 
Form to specify a contact email address for ITSP regulatory fee purposes.
· Reorganizing the sections discussing reporting revenues in Blocks 3 and 4 so that it 
parallels the steps that filers typically take when filing out the form to report revenues.
· Consolidating the discussion of specific line revenues for ease of reference.
· Referring to filers consistently as “filers” rather than as “contributors” or “reporting 
entities” in some places.
· Deleting information of historical value but unnecessary for reporting purposes.
· Updating references to precedent as appropriate to better track the language in relevant 
Commission precedent.
People with Disabilities:  To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities 
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (tty).
For further information, please contact Nicholas A. Degani, Telecommunications Access Policy 
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484.
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