Interim Universal Service Support Charge for Resale Services. Pathnet wishes to resell GTE’s Basic Exchange Residential and Business services. It is GTE’s position that GTE’s current intraLATA toll rates include implicit subsidies that support below-cost prices for other services and thus promote universal service. This universal service support is lost where a CLEC resells GTE’s local service but does not resell GTE’s intraLATA toll service. For this reason, GTE will not resell Basic Exchange Residential or Business services unless Pathnet pays the monthly interim universal service support charge set forth in Appendix C. GTE believes that this interim surcharge is required by state and federal law. The lawfulness of GTE’s interim surcharge is being addressed (or will be addressed) by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that GTE will offer for resale Basic Exchange Residential and Business services at the avoided cost discount rate set forth in Appendix C without the interim surcharge, but subject to the following terms and conditions:
Interim Universal Service Support Charge for Resale Services. VI-1 2.3 Restrictions on Discount of Retail Services. ................................................... VI-2 2.4
Interim Universal Service Support Charge for Resale Services. US Dial Tone wishes to resell GTE’s Basic Exchange Residential and Business services. It is GTE’s position that GTE’s current intraLATA toll rates include implicit subsidies that support below-cost prices for other services and thus promote universal service. This universal service support is lost where a CLEC resells GTE’s local service but does not resell GTE’s intraLATA toll service. For this reason, GTE will not resell Basic Exchange Residential or Business services unless US Dial Tone pays the monthly interim universal service support charge set forth in Appendix C. GTE believes that this interim surcharge is required by state and federal law. The lawfulness of GTE’s interim surcharge is being addressed (or will be addressed) by
Interim Universal Service Support Charge for Resale Services. USX wishes to resell GTE’s Basic Exchange Residential and Business services. It is GTE’s position that GTE’s current intraLATA toll rates include implicit subsidies that support below-cost prices for other services and thus promote universal service. This universal service support is lost where a CLEC resells GTE’s local service but does not resell GTE’s intraLATA toll service. For this reason, GTE will not resell Basic Exchange Residential or Business services unless USX pays the monthly interim universal service support charge set forth in Appendix
Interim Universal Service Support Charge for Resale Services. Empire wishes to resell Verizon’s Basic Exchange Residential and Business services. It is Verizon’s position that Verizon’s current intraLATA toll rates include implicit subsidies that support below-cost prices for other services and thus promote universal service. This universal service support is lost where a CLEC resells Verizon’s local service but does not resell Verizon’s intraLATA toll service. For this reason, Verizon’s position is that it should not be obligated to resell Basic Exchange Residential or Business services unless Empire pays the monthly interim universal service support charge set forth in Appendix C. Verizon believes that this interim surcharge is required by state and federal law. The lawfulness of Verizon’s interim surcharge is being addressed (or will be addressed) by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that notwithstanding this first paragraph of this Section 2.2, Verizon will offer for resale Basic Exchange Residential and Business services at the avoided cost discount rate set forth in Appendix C without the interim surcharge, but subject to the following terms and conditions:
