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X-WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554hh@hpp  xx DA 982533  yx\ dddhy  aE#6\  P6QمP#News media information 202/4180500 FaxOnDemand 202/4182830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov  Xb-T #XP\  P6QynXP# T  X4-T  TW< COMMON CARRIER BUREAU TO POST ON THE INTERNET MODIFICATIONS TO THE FORWARDLOOKING ECONOMIC COST MODEL  X - FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT TP  X - CC Docket Nos. 9645, 97160 ă  X - Released: December 15, 1998 X(#  X|-X(#PxIn the Platform Order released on October 28, 1998, the Commission adopted a forward looking cost model to be used in determining federal universal service high cost  XP-support for nonrural carriers.P? {O- x;ԍ FederalState Joint Board on Universal Service, Fifth Report and Order, CC Docket Nos. 9645, 97160, FCC  {O-98279 (rel. Oct. 28, 1998) (Platform Order). In this Public Notice, the Common Carrier Bureau (Bureau) announces that it will periodically post on the Commission's website, as necessary, an updated version of the forwardlooking economic cost model and a summary of any modifications or  X -updates to the model.   X-xIn the Platform Order, the Commission adopted the model "platform" to be used to determine federal universal service high cost support for nonrural LECs. The platform establishes the aspects of the model that are essentially fixed primarily assumptions about the design of the network and network engineering and fixed characteristics such as soil and  X-terrain.J$? {OX-ԍ Platform Order at para. 4.J The Commission noted that it will find opportunities to make technical improvements to the cost model, both before implementation of the model for nonrural  XU-carriers on July 1, 1999 and on an ongoing basis.KU? {O!-ԍ Platform Order at para. 13.K The Commission therefore delegated to the Bureau the authority to make changes or direct that changes be made to the model as necessary and appropriate to ensure that the platform of the federal mechanism operates as  X-described in the Platform Order.KH? {O &-ԍ Platform Order at para. 13.K    X- xAs contemplated in the Platform Order, Commission staff and interested parties have continued to review the model to ensure that it operates as intended. As a result, some  X!-refinements have been made to the model platform adopted in the Platform Order. In an effort to keep the public informed of modifications and updates made to the forwardlooking  X#-cost model adopted in the Platform Order, and ensure that interested parties have access to#,,,(#e@d;[!0u,L,0u(,0u,0u\ '#k \ h0u,0u,#,0< the most current version of the model, the Bureau will maintain on the Commission's website  X-(http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Other/hcpm) the current version of the model  X-and a list of modifications that have been made to the model.j yOK-  ԍ The Bureau intends to create a file (history.doc) on the website that will contain the list of modifications to the model. The list will provide a brief summary of each modification to the cost model and will be updated on the first and third Tuesday of each month, as necessary. Updates to the documentation for the model will also be made on these dates, as necessary. The current documentation was updated on December 4, 1998.  X_-T ăh  xFor further information, please contact: Katie King, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 4187400. TP