Minnesota Administrative Rules

7817.0800 FEDERAL MATCHING PLANS.

The telephone assistance plan must be combined with the existing federal matching plan. Local service providers shall participate in both plans, except that a provider that is not a designated "eligible telecommunications carrier," as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, part 54, is not required to participate in the federal Lifeline plan. If and when other federal matching plans are developed, the commission shall seek outside comment on those plans and review each plan and the comments submitted by interested persons. After appropriate proceedings, the commission shall determine whether to incorporate those plans into the telephone assistance plan and require telephone companies to participate.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 237.69 to 237.711

History:

12 SR 1256; 34 SR 818

Published Electronically:

December 15, 2009