(a) This section is applicable only to incumbent local exchange carriers that are not subject to price cap regulation as that term is defined in §61.3(ee) of this chapter.

(b) A charge that is expressed in dollars and cents per line per month may be assessed upon end users that subscribe to Consumer Broadband-Only Loop service. Such charge shall be assessed for each line without regulated local exchange voice service provided by a rate-of-return incumbent local exchange carrier to a customer, for use in connection with fixed Broadband Internet access service, as defined in §8.2 of this chapter.

(c) For carriers not electing model-based support pursuant to §54.311 of this chapter or Alaska Plan support pursuant to §54.306 of this chapter, the single-line rate or charge shall be computed by dividing one-twelfth of the projected annual revenue requirement for the Consumer Broadband-Only Loop category (net of the projected annual Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support attributable to consumer broadband-only loops) by the projected average number of consumer broadband-only service lines in use during such annual period.

(d) The maximum monthly per line charge for each Consumer Broadband-Only Loop provided by a non-price cap local exchange carrier that elects model-based support pursuant to §54.311 of this chapter or Alaska Plan support pursuant to §54.306 of this chapter shall be $42.

[48 FR 10358, Mar. 11, 1983, as amended at 81 FR 24345, Apr. 25, 2016; 81 FR 69716, Oct. 7, 2016]