OAR 860-100-0125: OUS Fund Support Portability

(1) OUS Fund support is portable, on a per line basis for basic telephone service, from a telecommunications utility to a competitive provider that has been designated by the Commission as eligible for support in the same geographic support area. (2) In support areas that are served by both a telecommunications utility and a competitive provider, distributions from the OUS Fund will be shared in the following manner: (a) For customer lines served by a competitive provider’s own loop facilities, the competitive provider may receive the full OUS Fund support amount per line based on the amount available for the support area. (b) For customer lines served by a competitive provider that resells a telecommunication utility’s supported retail service and does not provide service with its own loop facilities, the competitive provider may not receive OUS Fund support. (c) For customer lines served by UNE loops leased from a telecommunications utility by a competitive provider, the utility and the competitive provider may share the OUS Fund support amount per line. (d) For customer lines served by Warm Springs Telecommunications Company, the support amount for these line for calendar year 2022 shall be as set forth in Table A of this rule. [ED. NOTE: To view attachments referenced in rule text, click here to view rule.]