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I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Issues
The Payphone Marketplace
Compensation for Each and Every Completed Intrastate and Interstate Call Originated by Payphones
1. Payphone Calls Subject to this Rulemaking and Compensation Amount
2. Entities Required to Pay Compensation
3. Ability of Carriers to Track Calls from Payphones
4. Administration of Per-Call Compensation
5. Interim Compensation Mechanism
Reclassification of LEC-Owned Payphones
1. Classification of LEC Payphones as CPE
2. Transfer of Payphone Equipment to Unregulated Status
3. Termination of Access Charge Compensation and Other Subsidies
4. Deregulation of AT&T Payphones
Nonstructural Safeguards for BOC Provision of Payphone Service
Ability of BOCs to Negotiate with Location Providers on the Presubscribed InterLATA Carrier
Ability of Payphone Service Providers to Negotiate with Location Providers on the Presubscribed IntraLATA Carrier
Establishment of Public Interest Payphones
Other Issues
1. Dialing Parity
2. Letterless Keypads on Payphones
3. Oncor Petition
IV. Procedural Matters
1. Petitions for Reconsideration
2. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
3. Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
Conclusion
Ordering Clauses
Appendix A
Text of Section 276
Appendix B
List of Parties Filing Comments
Appendix C
List of Parties Filing Replies
Appendix D
Immediate Rules Adopted by This Order
Appendix E
Rules Adopted by This Order
Appendix F
Interim Compensation Obligations
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Final Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
- The decision herein has been analyzed with respect to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, and several of its requirements have been approved in accordance with the provisions of that Act. The Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") made several suggestions for our proposals:
- Report of Local Exchange Companies of Cost Accounting Studies. OMB suggested that the description and justification for this requirement be clarified. The rules require incumbent LECs to offer individual central office coin transmission services to PSPs under a nondiscriminatory, public tariffed offering if the LECs provide those services for their own operations. Because the incumbent LECs may have an incentive to charge their competitors unreasonably high prices for these services, we require them to submit cost support for their central office coin services, on a one-time basis. This will ensure that the services are reasonably priced and do not include subsidies.
- Report of Bell Operating Companies of Initial Comparably Efficient Interconnection Plans. OMB requested that we provide revised cost and burden hour estimates. The cost and burden hour estimates have not changed.
- Annual Filing of Nondiscrimination Reports by Bell Operating Companies. OMB requested that we provide revised cost and burden hour estimates. The cost and burden hour estimates have not changed.
- Quarterly Report of IntraLATA Carriers Listing Payphone Automatic Number Identification (ANIs). OMB suggested that we allow interLATA carriers to use innovative approaches to provide ANIs, such as posting the information on the Internet or distributing the information via electronic mail. We have not specified the manner in which interLATA carriers must supply carrier-payors with the list of payphone ANIs. InterLATA carriers are free to use any technologies at their disposal to distribute the necessary information.
- Public Disclosure of Network Information by Bell Operating Companies. OMB suggested that we weigh the reporting and notification burden of this requirement, as well as consider shortening the period of public disclosure from a minimum of six months, so as not to unfairly burden BOCs by delaying technical modifications to their systems. We agree with OMB that we should choose the least burdensome method to accomplish our goal of prohibiting the BOCs from discriminating in the provision of payphone service. We believe, however, that a minimum six-month period of public disclosure prior to the introduction of a new service is vital to ensure that BOCs do not design new network services or change network technical specifications to the advantage of their own payphones.
- Annual Report of Interexchange Carriers Listing the Compensation Amount Paid to Payphone Providers and the Number of Payees. OMB suggested that we weigh the burden imposed by the payment and information mechanism contained in this requirement. We agree with OMB that we should choose the least burdensome method to accomplish our goal of ensuring that all IXCs are paying their respective compensation obligations. Therefore we conclude that this reporting requirement will be terminated after the carriers have filed their reports for the 1999 calendar year. In addition, for further flexibility, we delegate to the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, the authority to establish the details, as necessary, of this annual report, including the authority to extend or limit the scope of this report.
- Quarterly Report of Interexchange Carriers Listing the Number of Dial Around Calls for Which Compensation is Being Paid to Payphone Owners. OMB suggested that we weigh the burden imposed by the payment verification mechanism contained in this requirement. We agree with OMB that we should choose the least burdensome method to accomplish our goal of ensuring that billing and collection are as efficient as possible. In fact, we weighed several alternatives to achieve optimum efficiency and the least burdensome approach, before imposing this requirement. This requirement is imposed on the IXCs because they have the greatest ability and incentive to establish the most efficient means of administering the payment of compensation.
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