Federal Communications Commission DA 19-561 DA 19-561 Released: June 13, 2019 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES RATE-OF-RETURN CARRIERS ELECTING INCENTIVE REGULATION FOR THEIR BUSINESS DATA SERVICES WC Docket No. 17-144 By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces that 37 rate-of-return carriers serving 88 study areas in 29 states notified the Bureau of their intention to elect incentive regulation beginning July 1, 2019, for their lower speed business data services (BDS) Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) transport and end user channel termination services pursuant to the Rate-of-Return BDS Order. Regulation of Business Data Services for Rate-of- Return Local Exchange Carriers et al., WC Docket Nos. 17-144 et al., Report and Order, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 33 FCC Rcd 10403 (2018) (Rate-of-Return BDS Order). The electing carriers and related study areas are identified in the accompanying Appendix. In the Rate-of-Return BDS Order, the Commission adopted a path for rate-of-return carriers that receive model-based or other forms of fixed high cost universal service support to voluntarily elect to transition their BDS offerings to incentive regulation. The Commission required electing carriers currently in the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) pool to notify NECA by March 1, 2019, of their intention to exit the NECA traffic-sensitive pool for their BDS offerings, and to notify the Bureau of their election by May 1, 2019, to be effective July 1, 2019. See id. at 10445, para. 119. Rate-of-return carriers that receive model-based or other forms of fixed high cost universal service support also have the option of moving their BDS offerings to incentive regulation effective July 1, 2020 by notifying NECA of their intent to do so by March 1, 2020, and the Bureau of their election by May 1, 2020. For further information, please contact Gregory Capobianco, Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, at 202-418-0808, or at gregory.capobianco@fcc.gov. -FCC- APPENDIX Carriers Electing Incentive Regulation for Lower Speed BDS TDM Transport and End User Channel Termination Services Rate of Return Carrier Study Area Name State Study Area Code No. Accipiter Communications Inc. dba Zona Communications Accipiter Communications Inc.  AZ 452191 Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Fremont Telcom Co. Fremont Telcom Co. ID 472222 Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Fremont Telcom Co. Fremont Telcom Co. ID 473333 Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Fremont Telcom Co. Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. MT 482235 Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Fremont Telcom Co. Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. MT 483308 Blue Earth Valley Telephone Company Blue Earth Valley Telephone Co. MN 361358 Campti-Pleasant Hill Telephone Co., Inc Campti-Pleasant Hill  LA 270426 Cannon Valley Telecom Cannon Vly Telecom  MN 361440 Cass Telephone Company Cass Telephone Co.  IL 340984 Clarity Telecom Clarity Telecom, LLC dba Vast Broadband SD 391652 ComSouth Telecommunications, Inc. ComSouth Telecomm GA 220369 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of Maine - Community Service ME 100015 Consolidated Communications Inc Berkshire Telephone Company NY NY 150073 Consolidated Communications Inc Chautauqua & Erie Tel. Corp. NY 150078 Consolidated Communications Inc Taconic Telephone Corp. NY 150084 Consolidated Communications Inc The Bentleyville Telephone Company PA 170145 Consolidated Communications Inc Marianna-Scenery Hill Tel. Co. PA 170185 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of FL – Florida FL 210291 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of FL – Perry FL 210329 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of FL – St Joe FL 210339 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of OH – Columbus Grove OH 300604 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of OH – Germantown OH 300618 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of OH – Orwell OH 300649 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of Central IL – El Paso IL 341004 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of Central IL – C-R IL 341009 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of Central IL – Odin IL 341065 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of MN – Mid Comm MN 361375 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of MN – Mankato MN 361427 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of KAS – Sunflower/Bluestem KS 411835 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of Missouri MO 421472 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of Oklahoma OK 431981 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of KS-CO CO 461835 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of CO – Big Sandy CO 462192 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of CO – Columbine CO 462204 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of WA – Ellensburg WA 522412 Consolidated Communications Inc Consolidated Communications of WA – YCOM WA 522453 Consolidated Companies, Inc (Neb) Consolidated Telco, Inc. NE 371530 Consolidated Companies, Inc (Neb) Consolidated Telephone Company, Inc. NE 371532 Consolidated Companies, Inc (Neb) Curtis Telephone Company NE 371536 Consolidated Companies, Inc (Neb) Consolidated Telecom, Inc. NE 371562 Cross Tel. Co. Cross Telephone Co.  OK 431985 Don Miller (Northwest Telephone Cooperative Association, Ayrshire Farmers Mutual Telephone Company) Ayrshire Farmers Mutual Telephone Company IA 351105 Don Miller (Northwest Telephone Cooperative Association, Ayrshire Farmers Mutual Telephone Company) Northwest Telephone Cooperative Association IA 351261 East Buchanan Telephone Coop East Buchanan Cooperative  IA 351156 Easton Telephone Co. Easton Telephone Co.  MN 361384 Eckles Telephone Co. Eckles Telephone Co.  MN 361386 Fail Telecommunications Corporation Chickamauga Telephone Corporation GA 220354 Fail Telecommunications Corporation Bruce Telephone Company, Inc. MS 280447 Fail Telecommunications Corporation Fulton Telephone Company, Inc. MS 280455 Fail Telecommunications Corporation Mound Bayou Telephone & Communications, Inc. MS 280462 Geneseo Telephone Company Geneseo Telephone Co.  IL 341016 Granada Telephone Company Granada Telephone Co.  MN 361399 Hanson Communications The Middle Point Home Telephone Company OH 300633 Hanson Communications Telephone Service Company OH 300659 Hanson Communications Clara City Telephone Exchange MN 361370 Hanson Communications Sacred Heart Telephone Company MN 361476 Hanson Communications Starbuck Telephone Company MN 361487 Hanson Communications Zumbrota Telephone Company MN 361515 Hanson Communications Fort Randall Telephone Company SD 391660 Hanson Communications Mt Rushmore Telephone Company SD 391660 Henry County Telephone Company Henry County Telephone Co.  IL 341029 Inter-Community Telephone Inter-Community Telephone ND 381616 Magna5 RTC LLC d/b/a Richmond Telephone Company X5 RTC, LLC  MA 110737 Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. MT 482246 Millry Telephone Company, Inc. Millry Telephone Co., Inc. AL 250304 Moapa Valley Telephone Company Moapa Valley Telephone Co  NV 552353 Mt. Horeb Telephone Company Mount Horeb Telephone Co.  WI 330916 Nebraska Central Telephone Company Nebraska Central Telephone NE 371574 Otelco, Inc. Pine Tree Telephone LLC  ME 100020 Otelco, Inc. Saco River Telephone LLC  ME 100022 Otelco, Inc. Mid-Maine Telecom  ME 103315 Otelco, Inc. Granby Telephone & Telegraph Co. of Mass.  MA 110036 Otelco, Inc. War Telephone LLC WV 200258 Otelco, Inc. Blountsville Telephone Co.  AL 250282 Otelco, Inc. Brindlee Mountain Telephone Co.  AL 250283 Otelco, Inc. Hopper Telecommunications Co.  AL 250300 Otelco, Inc. Otelco Telephone LLC  AL 250312 Otelco, Inc. Mid-Missouri Telephone Co. MO 421917 Pine Island Telephone Company Pine Island Telephone Co.  MN 361454 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Pioneer Telephone Cooperative  OK 432018 Smithville Telephone Company Smithville Telephone Co.  MS 280467 Sycamore Telephone Company Sycamore Telephone Co.  OH 300658 Thomas Conry (Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co.) Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. (Defiance) IA 351149 Thomas Conry (Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co.) Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. IA 351168 Thomas Conry (Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co.) Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. (Manilla) IA 351235 Union Telephone Company Union Telephone Company WY 512297 West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. West Carolina Rural SC 240550 Western Iowa Telephone Association Western Iowa Association  IA 351334 Wyoming Mutual Telephone Company Wyoming Mutual Telephone  IA 351343 5