District of Columbia Administrative Code

2798 WAIVER 2798.1 The Commission may upon request, or on its own initiative after notice to the parties of its intention do so, waive any provision of this chapter for good cause. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 4664, 4670 (May 25, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemak…

2799 DEFINITIONS 2799.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed: Abandonment of Certification Application - an application to abandon the certification to operate as a CLEC in the District of Columbia. Abandonment of Certificatio…

2801 APPLICABILITY This chapter establishes the Public Service Commission (Commission) of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations Governing the Provisioning of the District’s Universal Services, in conformance with the District of Columbia Telecommunications Competition Ac…

2802 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSAL SERVICES 2802.1 District of Columbia Universal Services shall consist of the following services: (a) Voice telephony services: (1) Voice grade access to the public switched network or its functional equivalent, with the ability to place and rec…

2803 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSAL SERVICE TRUST FUND SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 12803.1 SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Funds from the DC USTF will be used to support the enumerated services listed in § 2802.1. The funds shall be used to reimburse eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) for the …

2804 FUNDING OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSAL SERVICE TRUST FUND 2804.1 The DC USTF shall be funded through monthly contributions paid by each LEC and each VoIP service provider in an amount proportionate to each LEC and each VoIP service provider’s share of revenue from loc…

2805 SIZING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSAL SERVICE TRUST FUND 2805.1 The size of the DC USTF shall be the sum of the total local lifeline subsidy, the cost of lifeline eligibility verification, the cost of providing TRS, and reasonable administration costs for the Fund. The l…

2806 ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDING 2806.1 Upon request by a local exchange carrier, and after notice and comment, the Commission shall consider designation of the requesting carrier as an ETC to receive funding from the DC USTF under the District of Columbia Te…

2807 RELINQUISHMENT OF DC USTF SUPPORT ELIGIBILITY 2807.1 A local exchange carrier may seek to relinquish its ETC designation. 2807.2 If the District of Columbia is served by more than one (1) ETC, the Commission may permit a carrier to relinquish its designation as an ETC upon: …

2808 SELECTION AND DUTIES OF THE DC USTF ADMINISTRATOR 2808.1 The DC USTF Administrator will be selected through a competitive bidding process as provided for in 15 DCMR §§ 2200, et seq. 2808.2 The Administrator shall: (a) Manage the daily operations and affairs of the DC USTF in…

2809 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND AUDIT 2809.1 The Administrator or the Commission shall have the authority to audit contributors, local exchange carriers, and VoIP service providers reporting data to the Administrator. 2809.2 On July 15 every year after the establishment of the DC UST…

2810 RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES REGARDING CONTRIBUTIONS 2810.1 Any local exchange carrier or VoIP service provider may dispute the amount of contribution it is required to pay into the DC USTF. 2810.2 The local exchange carrier or VoIP service provider shall make a written request to…

2811 RESOLUTION OF OTHER DISPUTES 2811.1 Any adversely impacted party may dispute the actions of a local exchange carrier or VoIP service provider related to the provisioning of Universal Services. The adversely affected party may contact the Fund Administrator for resolution of …

2812 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AND VOIP SERVICE PROVIDERS 2812.1 By July 31 of each year, each LEC and VoIP service provider shall submit to the Fund Administrator a report containing the total revenue for each local telecommunications service or telecomm…

2813 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DC USTF ADMINISTRATOR 2813.1 On a quarterly basis, the Fund Administrator shall submit to the Commission a report including: (a) A statement of collections and distributions from the universal service fund for each local exchange carrier and Vo…

2814 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DC USTF 2814.1 The amount of contribution required from each local exchange carrier and VoIP service provider shall be based on the total revenues of the local exchange carrier and VoIP service provider for local telecommunications service or telecommuni…

2815 RECOVERY OF CONTRIBUTIONS 2815.1 A local exchange carrier may recover no more than the amount of its contributions to the DC USTF from its non-Lifeline retail customers. 2815.2 Prior to recovering its DC USTF contributions from its customers, a local exchange carrier shall h…

2816 REQUEST FOR DC USTF FUNDING 2816.1 Any ETC may request funding from the DC USTF for the provision of Lifeline service to an eligible customer. 2816.2 An ETC requesting funds from the DC USTF for the provision of Lifeline service to eligible customers shall submit a Request f…

2817 REVIEW AND DECISION ON APPLICATION FOR FUNDING 2817.1 The Fund Administrator may request additional information from the Applicant. The Applicant must provide the requested information in writing to the Fund Administrator within fifteen (15) calendar days of the receipt of t…

2818 PRIORITY OF DISTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF A SHORTFALL 2818.1 If the DC USTF experiences a shortfall, the available funds will be distributed in the following order: To support the services designated as universal services; and Any residual funds will be used to cover the cost…

2819 TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE 2819.1 Provision of TRS in the District shall be administered by the Fund Administrator. (a) The Fund Administrator shall monitor service levels to ensure that minimum service requirements specified in this chapter are satisfied. (b) The Fund…

2820 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LIFELINE SERVICE PROGRAM 2820.1 The District of Columbia Lifeline Service Program is a program designed to operate in conjunction with the Federal Lifeline Program, to provide a low monthly recurring rate to qualifying residential subscribers for basic l…

2821 WAIVER 2821.1 The Commission may upon request, or on its own initiative after notice to the parties of its intention do so, waive any provision of this chapter for good cause. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8198 (October 3, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking…

2822 VIOLATIONS 2822.1 Failure to pay an assessed contribution to the DC USTF shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. 2822.2 If the Commission determines after notice and hearing that an ETC has acted in violation of this chapter, the Commission may file an action on behalf …

2823 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8198 (October 3, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 7644 (September 25, 2009); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8585, 8595 (October 7, 2011); as amended by Fi…

2899 DEFINITIONS 2899.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the following meanings: Administrator or Fund Administrator - the person(s) or entity(ies) responsible for administering the District of Columbia Universal Service Trust Fund. Applicant …

2900 APPLICABILITY 2900.1 This chapter establishes the Public Service Commission’s (Commission) rules and regulations governing the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) applicable to all District of Columbia (District) retail electricity sales as provided in D.C. Official Co…

2901 RPS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS 2901.1 An Electricity Supplier shall meet the RPS requirement by obtaining Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) that equal the annual percentage requirement for electricity sold at retail or by paying the specified compliance fee. An Electricity Suppli…

2902 GENERATOR CERTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY 2902.1 Renewable Generators, including behind-the-meter (BTM) generators, shall be certified as qualified resources by the Commission: Solar Energy Systems no larger than fifteen megawatts (15 MW) in capacity (unless a facility is loca…

2903 GENERATOR DECERTIFICATION 2903.1 A Renewable Generator may be decertified by the Commission if it is determined to no longer be an eligible Tier One renewable source due to fraud, gross negligence, or a material change in the nature of the source including but not limited to…

2904 CREATION AND TRACKING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS 2904.1 RECs, including Retroactive RECs, shall be created and tracked through the GATS. 2904.2 BTM generators and CREFs shall submit to GATS actual production data from a Revenue-Grade Generation Meter, or Inverter-Based Reve…

2905 RECOVERY OF FEES AND COSTS 2905.1 Recovery of any fees and costs by the Electric Company and Electricity Suppliers shall be in accordance with D.C. Official Code Section 34-1435. 2905.2 No Electricity Supplier shall recover any compliance fee levied pursuant to D.C. Official…

2906 WAIVER 2906.1 The Commission may upon request, or on its own initiative after notice to the parties of its intention to do so, waive any provision of this chapter for good cause. SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by …

2907 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2908 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2909 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2910 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2911 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2912 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2913 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2914 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2915 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2916 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2917 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2918 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2919 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2920 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2921 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2922 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.

2923 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 000561 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2313, 2323 (March 23, 2012). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR D.C. Official Code Sections 2-505 and 34-802.