On May 8, 2012, the FCC issued a Public Notice notifying Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (“ETCs”) that receive high-cost support that reporting requirements for high-cost support required by newly effective FCC rule sections 54.313(a)(2) through (a)(6) and (h) must be filed by July 2, 2012. These reports cover outages, annual unfulfilled service request counts, annual complaint rates, service quality standard and consumer protection compliance certifications, and emergency preparedness certification.  Reports must be filed with the FCC, USAC, and the relevant state commissions, relevant authority in a U.S. Territory, or Tribal governments, as appropriate. 

If you have any questions regarding these filing requirements, please contact James Moskowitz at (202) 872-6881 or jmoskowitz@cm.chi.com.