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 704.680481 - Small-scale provider of last resort: Determination of qualification for and amount of annual disbursement from fund

1. Upon receiving a request from a small-scale provider of last resort for money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service pursuant to paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection 2 of NAC 704.68048, the Commission will determine if the small-scale provider of last resort is qualified 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.

2. If the Commission determines, based upon the request specified in subsection 1, that the small-scale provider of last resort is qualified, the Commission will:

3. In determining the annual amount of money the small-scale provider of last resort will receive pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the Commission will not include any amount of money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service to compensate a small-scale provider of last resort for any reduction in federal universal service support resulting from a failure of the small-scale provider of last resort to meet any build-out requirements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.