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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2021 / Rules and Regulations access service as a defined supported service may cause some small entities to adjust their business practices.
137. The Commission will send a copy of this Order on Remand including this Supplemental FRFA, in a report to be sent to Congress pursuant to the Congressional Review Act. In addition, the Commission will send a copy of this Order on Remand, including the Supplemental FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A
copy of this Order on Remand and the Supplemental FRFA or summaries thereof will also be published in the Federal Register.
V. Ordering Clauses 138. Accordingly, It is ordered that, pursuant to sections 14, 201, 230, 231, 254, 257, 303, 332, 403, 501, and 503 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.151154, 201, 230, 231, 254, 257, 303, 332, 403, 501, and 503, and 1.2 of the Commissions rules, 47 CFR 1.2, this Order is Adopted.
139. It is further ordered that, pursuant to 1.4b1 and 1.103a of the Commissions rules, 47 CFR
1.4b1, 1.103a, this Order on Remand shall be effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
140. It is further ordered that part 54
of the Commissions rules Is Amended as set forth in Appendix A of the Order on Remand.
141. It is further ordered that the Commission shall send a copy of this Order on Remand to Congress and to the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801a1A.
142. It is further ordered that the Commissions Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of this Order on Remand, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch, Secretary.

Final Rules The Federal Communications Commission amends part 54 of title 47
of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 54UNIVERSAL SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 54
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154i, 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303r, 403, 1004, and 1302 unless otherwise noted.

2. Revise 54.101 to read as follows:

54.101 Supported services for rural, insular, and high cost areas.

a Voice telephony services shall be supported by Federal universal service support mechanisms. Eligible voice telephony services must provide voice grade access to the public switched network or its functional equivalent;
minutes of use for local service provided at no additional charge to end users; access to the emergency services provided by local government or other public safety organizations, such as 911
and enhanced 911, to the extent the local government in an eligible carriers service area has implemented 911 or enhanced 911 systems; and toll limitation services to qualifying lowincome consumers as provided in subpart E of this part.
b An eligible telecommunications carrier eligible to receive high-cost support must offer voice telephony service as set forth in paragraph a of this section in order to receive Federal universal service support.
c An eligible telecommunications carrier ETC subject to a high-cost public interest obligation to offer broadband internet access services and
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not receiving Phase I frozen high-cost support must offer broadband services within the areas where it receives highcost support consistent with the obligations set forth in this subpart and subparts D, K, L, and M of this part.
d Any ETC must comply with subpart E of this part.
3. Amend 54.400 by revising paragraph n to read as follows:
54.400

Terms and definitions.

n Supported service. Voice telephony service is the supported service for the Lifeline program.

4. Amend 54.403 by revising paragraph b1 to read as follows:
54.403

Lifeline support amount.

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1 Eligible telecommunications carriers that charge Federal End User Common Line charges or equivalent Federal charges must apply Federal Lifeline support to waive the Federal End User Common Line charges for Lifeline subscribers if the carrier is seeking Lifeline reimbursement for eligible voice telephony service provided to those subscribers. Such carriers must apply any additional Federal support amount to a qualifying low-income consumers intrastate rate, if the carrier has received the nonFederal regulatory approvals necessary to implement the required rate reduction. Other eligible telecommunications carriers must apply the Federal Lifeline support amount, plus any additional support amount, to reduce the cost of any generally available residential service plan or package offered by such carriers that provides at least one service commensurate with the requirements outlined in 54.408, and charge Lifeline subscribers the resulting amount.

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