NAC704.68047. Application for disbursement from fund to provider of discounted rates for eligible school or library.

     1. A provider of telecommunication service that provides intrastate telecommunication service to an eligible school or library at a discounted rate may file an application with the Commission requesting a disbursement of money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service for the amount of the discount if:

     (a) The eligible school or library has met the requirements set forth in NAC 704.680468; and

     (b) Federal universal service support is not available to pay the entire amount of the discount.

     2. The application filed pursuant to subsection 1 must include:

     (a) The identity of each school and library to which discounts in the rates for intrastate services will be provided;

     (b) A detailed description of each service that will be provided to each school and library, including, without limitation, references to intrastate tariffs on file at the Commission, if applicable;

     (c) The nondiscounted rate for each service that will be provided;

     (d) The percentage of discount that is applicable to each service;

     (e) The difference between:

          (1) The annual revenues that would be generated if the provider of telecommunication service provided the intrastate services to the schools and libraries at nondiscounted rates; and

          (2) The annual revenues that will be generated at the discounted rates;

     (f) Information which demonstrates that the nondiscounted rate is the lowest corresponding price charged by the provider of telecommunication service to nonresidential customers who are situated similarly to a particular school or library for similar services; and

     (g) Information which demonstrates that federal universal service support is not available for the calendar year to reimburse the amount of the discount in the rate for intrastate services.

     3. The Commission will issue an order approving, denying or modifying an application filed pursuant to this section within 90 days after receipt of the application.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R150-97, eff. 12-11-97; A by R009-98, 4-17-98; R006-09, 10-27-2009)