New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 11 - LIFELINE AND LINKUP BENEFITS
Section 17.11.11.11 - FUNDING OF LIFELINE AND LINKUP BENEFITS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Reporting Requirements. All ETCs seeking cost recovery shall submit to the commission a monthly report, on or before the 15th day of each month, containing a description of the ETC's lifeline and linkup benefits. The report shall contain monthly information on:
B. Cost Recovery. The total cost of providing lifeline service, including the administrative costs of the ETCs as provided at Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of 17.11.11.11 NMAC, and the costs incurred by the responsible agency, shall be recovered and funded from the state rural universal service fund pursuant to 17.11.10 NMAC.
C. ETC Payment. Within thirty (30) days after review and audit of an ETC's monthly report, the administrator of the state rural universal service fund shall disburse an amount equal to the ETC's lifeline and linkup expenses as provided in this rule, plus lifeline discounts up to $3.50 per lifeline subscriber.