WPCh  ߝ WpY\NE#S`OӪF5A>56вϵ+j(W`7@c'E5xXEo rN'ة@2=oJ0aPUz7Z94,_A(q0 zdSҹwG#,xP)&B7ϔB*-ydQ@Mx 8lCn*DϾ 04 0K 0O 08S 0 D+; CfU,  0I 0 Awd 0v B D3<@ o Ayo~ @ o~ N !"!" 04v# AM#o>A#@5eU*=e Cgefeae B*e Bee 0e#!~fU Ng %g@ go~g^ {hwh4hh mh%2A`Arial64Heading 1 >  #?%2A`Arial?    5+ 4 <DL!5XXX?%2A`Arial? <:Default Para<}w:Footnote Ref&&&S\  `&Times New RomanS#bbXXX?%2A`Arial?#cc\  `&Times New Roman<wc:Footnote Tex  S\  `&Times New RomanS  XXX?%2A`Arial?0V}.Header !?%2A`Arial?>44 <DL!>?%2A`Arial?0V}.Footer !?%2A`Arial?>44 <DL!>?%2A`Arial?64Body Text  8.4 <DL!8?%2A`Arial?  5+ 4 <DL!5?%2A`Arial?<:Document Map9 *  d9A $TahomaA  XXXA $TahomaA-  -XXX?%2A`Arial?  'dxddd $Tahoma'    0 . zC:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\opapress.dotDFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (DRAFT) w ε'  -XXX-XXXX-X   > #XXX      -   hXT~0 p @  dd@EX00UXl-  '#NewsmediaInformation202/4180500 Ԍ X Ќ > X#XXXXXX     &XXX TTY202/4182555   >   @ FaxOnDemand202/4182830 @ Internet:http://www.fcc.gov @ ftp.fcc.govB.4 <DL!&B&#\ %FederalCommunicationsCommission x  44512thStreet,S.W. T Washington,D.C.20554-  XX %&#\ p`\ ~v Sp@0 dd: v SE v Sv Ss  !-  lXX ,`,lThisisanunofficialannouncementofCommissionaction.ReleaseofthefulltextofaCommissionorder #  constitutesofficialaction.SeeMCIv.FCC.515F2d385(D.C.Circ1974).-  XX,,` p`\ ~v Sp@0 dd: v SE v Sv Ss !-  ,`,XX -  XX,,`  hXT~qH p @  dd@EMHM-  ,`,XX >?+ 4 <DL!X?S et XX,,`(2ε$ +w!  -XXX-XXXX-X  (2ε$ +w!  -XXX-XXXX-X   o&"D&raw Object Text <C HKKKK Z ε"  -XXX-XXXX-X  O,ZdO?+ 4 <DLX? Qe XX NEWS  QeXX (2ε$ +w!  -XXX-XXXX-X   d'dxd  &Draw Object <<=8C HKKKKWPC bg D5131d3d5. %%_ < WPC bg D5131d3d5. %%_ <  ε"  -XXX-XXXX-X  lXX!#N>: \p  E2J^3l$2J^332J^$XX3$2J^XXX$Xԁ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5( $ddd A<< cWPCMMMM <}B6      yl ukskqk ok nk  ml kl kmj[ iZiZh[h[g[g\g]g]f^S^ R_Q_P`PB  PA  PA  PA  PA   PB   PB PC PD<PD;P1<;/;:.<9-=9- =:- =:. @  ;. B;. R</ S=/V=/Y>0r>0q?1q@1q@1r)2r %2s $2  s"3u!x              ( (  ' ' & & &%%%%&&&& ' ( ) *  + -           G@ ;9 653B @ > cimorsuwyz.|6}A~FPTX^dhlruy}     / @     OPJKbEF7DE4AA3?@1=>0:=0:;/9:/89/78.67.56.45.24.2"3.2(3-102-072-0<1 -/A0 -.D0-.I/ -.M.  --O/  ,-S.-,W-,-,Y-,-,\-,-+_-,-+b,,-+e,,-*g,,-+j+,.*l+,-)n* -,)q)--)r'-,)t--(v%,-)w),.(y ,.({ ,.(}  ,.' ,-' -,' --& --' --& --'?A --&99 --&67 --&45 --&22 --%12 --&/0 --%./ --%-. --$,- --%,+ --%++ --$**--%**--$))--$()--$((--$('--$'%-,$&e--$&h --$&i --$&h-$%b-$%Z-#%S$-$$Q%-$$P. 2$Q$Q#R#T##""V"T"T%"T)"T**"V(*"d("q ""q "p-"l-"j-"e-#a-#^-#[-#W#S#R#Q #Q  $P  #P  #P  .$$P  .#$R  -$$S  -#$U  -#%W -#&Y -$%[  -$&\  -$'] -$' -$''  -$''  -%(( -$)) -$))*-%***-%***-%++* -%+-'-%---%./-%/0D-&00E-%22E-&33F-'66G -&::G -&H-'-' --'--'--'--(~--(}--({--(y.)x-(v-)t  -)r  ,*o' -*m) -*j*-+h+-*f+ -+b, -+`, -,^, .,\, --X-.-T..-Q. ..N/ ,.J/ -/E/./?0.0<0 .161.102.2*2.2!3-33.45-66-56 -77 -88-99-:<-<=-=>-??-AA-CC-FG  -IJ -OP - - ----  -  - - ------- - ---- - }-"y-$u -'o -)k -,e-.a-0] -3W ,7P ,;H +=C +B: *H. (N!   WP +  )  (  ' ' ( ( ) * + , , . // /                       *))( '  &  %  %  $ # #!!. /013 4   !??>=<; :!:"9$8%7& 6' 5) 4*4+4-4.5Bhcqh*qg)pgpgpgphpjrs          BB"#2A`Arial dTable_A&* d d1 d#|x(fw$  -XXX-XXXX-XHP LaserJet 4,,,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman Regular-X0 WPC bg D5131d3d5. %%_ <&r&cA{&:i+00U +w!  -XXX-XXXX-X    X0DL!X0XXXX _FORIMMEDIATERELEASEQ- D NEWSMEDIACONTACT:   Q-July14,1999Q- D EmilyHoffnar202/4180253   XXXX  XXXXCommissionActstoStreamlineB  C   }   QX X TelecommunicationsCompanies'ReportingRequirements  m H.4 <DL!DXHByaReportandOrderadoptedtoday,theCommissionhasreducedregulatoryburdensonalltelecommunicationscarriersbyconsolidatingandstreamliningfourseparatecarrierreportsintoone.Today'sactionispartoftheCommission's1998biennialreview,whichaimstorepealormodifyFCCrequirementsthatnolongerservethepublicinterest.Theactionstakeninthisproceedingadvancethegoalsofthebiennialreviewbyeliminatingduplicativeburdensoncarriersandbypromotingefficientadministrationofcostrecoveryandsupportmechanisms.ThisactiondirectscarrierstofileonlyoneformtosatisfythecontributorreportingrequirementsassociatedwithfourCongressionallymandatedprograms:1)universalservicesupport;2)telecommunicationsrelayservices(TRS)support;3)costrecoveryfornumberingadministration;and4)thecostrecoveryforthesharedcostsoflongterm,localnumberportability.TheCommissionwillreleasethenewconsolidatedformorTelecommunicationsReportingWorksheetwiththeOrder.Indevelopingthestreamlinedfiling,theCommissionworkedcloselywiththetelecommunicationsindustryandtheadministratorsofthesupportandcostrecoverymechanismstodevelopthesimplest,mostuserfriendlyformpossible.Thenewformdoesnotalterthesubstanceofwhatcarriersreport,butwillreduceduplicativereportingrequirementsthatweredevelopedtoimplementtheTelecommunicationsActof1996.Commissionstaffpredictthatthenewformwillsavecompaniesmorethan40percentofthetimethattheycurrentlyspendcompletingtheexistingrequirements.TheCommissionalsosoughttoimprovecoordinationandefficiencyamongthefouradministrators.Forexample,theOrderwillenableadministratorstosharecontributordata,subjecttoconfidentialityrules,asameansofreducingadministrativecostsandincreasingaccuracyofcontributions.  *" &  ThisOrderalsoharmonizestherevenuebasisofthefourprogramsusingtheconsolidatedform.Endusertelecommunicationsrevenueswillbethebasisforcontributionstoallfourprograms.Thisharmonizationwillreducecarrierconfusionandincrease compliancewiththereportingrequirements.InthisOrder,theCommissiontooknootheractiontochangetheunderlyinguniversalservice,TRS,numberingadministration,andlocalnumberportabilitymechanismsnorthewayinwhichtheyareimplemented.'  &  '  &  TheattachedtableshowsthecarrierreportingformsthatwillbereplacedbythenewTelecommunicationsReportingWorksheet.'  &  '  &  ActionbytheCommission,July14,1999,byReportandOrder(FCC99175).ChairmanKennard,andCommissionersNess,FurchtgottRoth,Powell,andTristani,withCommissionerFurchtgottRothissuingastatement.'  CommonCarrierBureaucontacts:..ScottBergmann..202/4187102..........JimLande....202/4180948ReportNo:....CC9929CCDocketNo.:..98171  &  Attachment      XXXS\  `&Times New RomanSCarrierreportingformsthatwillbereplacedbythenewTelecommunicationsReportingWorksheet.XXX?%2A`Arial?  *&' d,yO, ]O, ]y+  '((*' K q1-;14 <DL!;B  C  Mechanism ()   K q1-8.4 <DL!8Previous ()(   K q1-New '((*'  K q1-;14 <DL!;UniversalService ()   K 8.4 <DL!8ӄForm457'  ̄FiledMarch31andSept.1̄FiledwithUniversalServicèadministrator̄Reportsenduserrevenue&̀revenuefromothercontributors q1-.. ()(   K ԄForm499̄FiledApril1*̄Filedinonelocation̄Reportsenduserrevenue&̀revenuefromother2(  <DL!2Ӏcontributors.. ')(' K q1-;14 <DL!;TRS ))   K 8.4 <DL!8ӄForm431̄FiledApril26̄FiledwithTRSadministrator̄Reportsgrosstelecommunications̀revenues q1-Ӏ )(   K q1- ')('  K q1-;14 <DL!;NANPA ))   K 8.4 <DL!8ӄForm496̄FiledMarch12̄FiledwithNANPB&CAgent̄Reportsgrosstelecommunications̀revenues&selectedexpensedata q1- )(   K q1- ')('  K q1-;14 <DL!;LocalNumberPortability ))   K 8.4 <DL!8ӄForm487̄FiledApril16̄FiledwithLNPadministrator̄Reportsenduser̀telecommunicationsrevenueand̀revenuefromothercontributors q1- )(   K q1- /)(((*/  K ;14 <DL!;*ContributorstouniversalservicesupportmechanismsalsofileonSeptember1. q1-8.4 <DL!8.. &  5+ 4 <DL!5'