Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
Fund to Maintain the Availability of Telephone Service
Section 704.68048 - Qualification of small-scale provider of last resort for disbursement from fund; disputes regarding qualification; required return on common equity; audit

1. To qualify for money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service to keep basic service rates at an affordable level pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NAC 704.68043, a small-scale provider of last resort must meet the following requirements:

2. To receive money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service for rural, insular and high-cost areas pursuant to subsection 3 of NAC 704.68043, a small-scale provider of last resort:

3. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the Commission will determine that a rate is reasonably comparable if the rate was established by the Commission in the most recent general rate case of the small-scale provider of last resort, or the rate is equal to or higher than the rate floor for residential basic service established by the Federal Communications Commission. If the rates of a small-scale provider of last resort do not equal or exceed the rate floor for the residential basic service established by the Federal Communications Commission, the Commission will reduce the annual amount of money received by the small-scale provider of last resort from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service for which the small-scale provider of last resort would otherwise be authorized to receive by the difference between that amount and the amount of revenue the small-scale provider of last resort would receive if its rates were equal to or exceed the rate floor for the residential basic service established by the Federal Communications Commission.

4. Any disputes regarding the qualification of a small-scale provider of last resort to receive money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service will be resolved by the Commission at the request of the Fund Administrator or of any other interested party.

5. A small-scale provider of last resort of basic service has the burden of demonstrating that circumstances exist which justify its eligibility to receive money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service.

6. A request for money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service is subject to audit by the Commission and its staff.