NAC704.68056. Procedure for disbursement from fund; report of Administrator regarding assessment for fund; deviation from or waiver of deadlines for filings.

     1. Upon its initial request for money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service, and once every 4 years thereafter, a small-scale provider of last resort shall submit sufficient information to demonstrate its level of earnings pursuant to NAC 703.27116 to 703.27146, inclusive, as appropriate.

     2. A provider of telecommunication service does not have to submit information on its earnings or rates if:

     (a) The provider is a competitive supplier;

     (b) The provider is requesting a one-time disbursement of money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service to extend or improve basic service; or

     (c) The provider is requesting a disbursement of money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service pursuant to NAC 704.68047 or 704.680473.

     3. An application for a disbursement of money from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service by a small-scale provider of last resort to maintain affordable rates for basic service must be submitted directly to the Administrator. All other applications must be submitted to the Commission.

     4. An application to the Administrator must be submitted not later than 180 days before the beginning of the calendar year for which the money is being requested. An application to the Commission must be submitted by a competitive supplier not later than 270 days before the beginning of the calendar year for which the money is being requested.

     5. The Commission will issue an order which fully or partially approves or denies an application submitted to it within 120 days after receiving the application.

     6. The Administrator shall submit a report to the Commission which sets forth the amount of money needed for the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service for the next calendar year and the recommended percentage rate to be assessed on intrastate retail revenues not later than 120 days before the beginning of the next calendar year. The Commission will issue an order regarding the report filed by the Administrator pursuant to this section within 90 days after the date on which the report is filed.

     7. The Commission may grant a deviation or waiver from the deadlines for the filings pursuant to NAC 704.6804 to 704.68056, inclusive, to the extent it determines that the deviation or waiver is in the public interest.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R150-97, 12-11-97; R211-03, 4-5-2004; R136-07, 1-30-2008; R006-09, 10-27-2009)