List of Changes to FCC Form 497, Lifeline and Link Up Worksheet and Instructions

FCC Form 497 and Instructions

and

Certification and Verification Letter

Addendum

July 2008

Federal Communications Commission

Wireline Competition Bureau

OMB Control Number 3060-0819

Non-Substantive Changes¹

FCC Form 497:

1. FCC Form 497:

   • Page 1, Items 19-21, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge. Deleted items 19-21.

   • Page 1, Item 22, ETC Payment. Deleted “Total PICC ______.”

   • Page 1, Item 22, ETC Payment. Changed “ETC Payment (22)” to “ETC Payment (19).”

   • Page 1. Deleted “October 2000” and added edition date “July 2008 Edition.”

2. FCC Form 497 Instructions:

   • Page 1. Added edition date “July 2008 Edition.”

   • Page 3. Lifeline: Description: Changed “The federal Lifeline Program benefits eligible low-income subscribers by reducing their monthly local phone charge between $3.50 and $32.85” to “The federal Lifeline Program benefits eligible low-income subscribers by reducing their monthly local phone charge by up to $10.00 per month. In addition, enhanced or tribal customers may receive a reduction of up to $35.00 in their monthly local phone charge.”

   • Page 3, Tier 1. Changed “All eligible subscribers will receive a minimum of $3.50 in federal support. Price cap companies are eligible to receive an additional $.085 in support for the period from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001, if the additional amount is tariffed” to “All eligible subscribers will receive up to $6.50 in federal support which is equal to the tariffed rate in effect for the primary residential End User Common Line charge of the incumbent local exchange carrier serving the area in which the qualifying low-income consumer receives service.”

   • Page 3, Line 5(b). Changed “Enter the rate of baseline federal support claimed per subscriber. Amount to be claimed is $3.50 ($4.35 for Price Cap companies) for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001” to “Enter the rate of baseline federal support claimed per subscriber. All eligible subscribers will receive an amount equal to the end user common line charge in effect for the incumbent local exchange carrier.”

   • Page 5, Toll Limitation Services (TLS). Added “Support will be provided for the incremental cost of providing TLS. These costs include the costs that carriers otherwise would not incur if they did not provide TLS to a given customer. The incremental cost of TLS does not include the full retail charge for TLS that the carrier would charge other consumers. Moreover, joint and common costs associated with TLS are not supported by the Low Income support mechanism. In addition, Lifeline support in excess of the incremental cost of providing toll blocking will not be provided for switch upgrades.”

   • Page 5, Item 16. Changed “Enter the dollar amount for the incremental cost of providing TLS. These costs include the costs that carriers otherwise would not incur if they did not provide toll limitation service to a given customer. Carriers will be compensated for their costs in providing such service. Please note that the incremental cost of TLS does not include the full retail charge for TLS that the carrier would charge other consumers. In addition, Lifeline support in excess of the incremental cost of providing toll blocking will not be provided for switch upgrades” to “Enter the dollar amount for the incremental cost of providing TLS. Carriers may be asked for supporting documentation justifying the incremental costs of providing TLS claimed on this Worksheet.”

   • Page 5, Item 18. Deleted “Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge (PICC): (Price Cap companies only; effective prior to 7/1/2000).”

   • Page 5, Item 18. Added a period (.) after “dollars.”

FCC Annual Lifeline Certification/Verification Letter (adjustment):

Added “Draft” Voluntary Certification & Verification Letter, pending OMB approval.

1 The previous version of this Form will be accepted until June 30, 2008.

2