PSC-05-14-00009-P Reform of Originating Intrastate Access Charges and Revenue Recovery for Certain Telephone Carriers

2/5/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-05-14-00009-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 5

February 05, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-05-14-00009-P

Reform of Originating Intrastate Access Charges and Revenue Recovery for Certain Telephone Carriers

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering a proposal to reduce originating intrastate access charges over seven years beginning July 1, 2014 and to provide cost recovery for certain telephone carriers of the forgone originating access charge revenue.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4, 5, 90, 91, 92, 94 and 97

Subject:

Reform of originating intrastate access charges and revenue recovery for certain telephone carriers.

Purpose:

Reform of originating intrastate access charges and financial support for certain telephone carriers.

Substance of proposed rule:

By Order to Show Cause issued January 21, 2014, the Commission proposes a method for reforming originating intrastate access charges, including a schedule by which such charges should be phased out, commencing July 1, 2014, and a process by which Affected Carriers, as defined in the Order, can recover forgone revenue from the access charge reductions. The Commission may accept, reject or modify the proposal or adopt an alternate resolution proposed in responses to the Order to Show Cause or otherwise related to the Order to Show Cause.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(09-M-0527SP7)