R746-8-200. Definitions

  (1)(a) "Access line" is defined at Utah Code Subsection 54-8b-2(1), and is used in this rule, R746-8, to the extent consistent with federal law.

  (b) For purposes of applying the statutory definition of "access line," the term "connection" is defined at Utah Code Subsection 54-8b-15(1) and is used in this rule, R746-8, to the extent consistent with federal law.

  (c)(i) Providers of access lines and functionally equivalent connections are hereafter referred to jointly as "providers."

  (ii) Access lines and connections are hereafter referred to jointly as "access line" or "access lines."

  (2)(a) "Affordable base rate" or "ABR" means the monthly retail rate that a rate-of-return regulated provider is required to charge on a per-access line basis in order to receive ongoing disbursements from the UUSF.

  (b) "Affordable base rate" may include, if itemized in the provider's Commission-approved tariff:

  (i) the applicable UUSF surcharge;

  (ii) mandatory extended area service fees; or

  (iii) state subscriber line fees.

  (c) "Affordable base rate" does not include:

  (i) municipal franchise fee(s);

  (ii) tax(es); or

  (iii) any incidental surcharge(s) other than those identified in R746-8-200(2)(b):

  (A) included in a Commission-approved tariff; or

  (B) authorized under these rules.

  (3) "Broadband internet access service" is defined at Utah Code Subsection 54-8b-15(1).

  (4) "Carrier of last resort" is defined at Utah Code Subsection 54-8b-15(1).

  (5) "Eligible telecommunications carrier" or "ETC" means a provider that, if seeking to participate in the state Lifeline program:

  (a) is designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier by the commission in accordance with 47 U.S.C. Section 214(e); or

  (b) is designated by the FCC as a Lifeline Broadband Provider (LBP).

  (6) "Designated support area" means the geographic area used to determine a provider's UUSF support distribution, including, at a minimum, the provider's entire certificated service territory located in the State of Utah.

  (7) The acronym "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission.

  (8) "Facilities-based provider" means a provider that uses:

  (a) its own facilities;

  (b) essential facilities or unbundled network elements obtained from another provider; or

  (c) a combination of its own facilities and essential facilities or unbundled network elements obtained from another provider.

  (9)(a) "Household" means any individual or group of individuals living together at the same address as one economic unit.

  (b) "Economic unit" means all adult individuals contributing to and sharing in the income and expenses of a household.

  (10) "Lifeline subscriber" means an individual who qualifies for state subsidization of an access line through participation in a program for low-income individuals that is recognized by the FCC.

  (11) "Non-rate-of-return regulated" is defined at Utah Code Subsection 54-8b-15(1).

  (12) "Rate-of-return regulated" is defined at Utah Code Subsection 54-8b-15(1).

  (13) "Wholesale broadband internet access service" is defined at Utah Code Subsection 54-8b-15(1).