Section 757.405  Lifeline Recovery Mechanism

Costs incurred as a result of providing service under Section 757.400 shall be recovered in the following manner:

a)         The eligible telecommunications carriers shall recover the entire amount of the reduction in access line charges from the Administrator through the Lifeline program.

b)         Support for providing Lifeline shall be provided directly to the eligible telecommunications carrier, based on the number of qualifying low-income consumers it serves, under administrative procedures determined by the Administrator.

c)         Eligible telecommunications carriers shall recover the incremental cost of providing toll blocking and toll control, where available, from the Administrator through the Lifeline program.

d)         An eligible telecommunications carrier's support reimbursement shall not exceed the carrier's standard non-Lifeline rate.

(Source:  Added at 22 Ill. Reg. 8810, effective May 9, 1998)