§ 54.901 Calculation of Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support
§ 54.902 Calculation of CAF BLS Support for transferred exchanges
§ 54.903 Obligations of rate-of-return carriers and the Administrator

Terms Used In CFR > Title 47 > Chapter I > Subchapter B > Part 54 > Subpart K - Interstate Common Line Support Mechanism for Rate-of-Return Carriers

  • Act: refers to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. See 47 CFR 54.5
  • Internet access: includes the following elements:

    (1) The transmission of information as common carriage; and

    (2) The transmission of information as part of a gateway to an information service, when that transmission does not involve the generation or alteration of the content of information, but may include data transmission, address translation, protocol conversion, billing management, introductory information content, and navigational systems that enable users to access information services, and that do not affect the presentation of such information to users. See 47 CFR 54.5

  • telecommunications carrier: is a ny provider of telecommunications services, except that such term does not include aggregators of telecommunications services as defined in section 226 of the Act. See 47 CFR 54.5