47 CFR § 54.1504 - Term of Stage 2 fixed support, phase-down of legacy fixed support, and reporting obligations for phase-down support recipient.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s54.1504"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 54.1504 - Term of Stage 2 fixed support, phase-down of legacy fixed support, and reporting obligations for phase-down support recipient."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "54.1504"
section_name: "Term of Stage 2 fixed support, phase-down of legacy fixed support, and reporting obligations for phase-down support recipient."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "54"
part_name: "UNIVERSAL SERVICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303(r), 403, 1004, 1302, 1601-1609, and 1752, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 32948, June 17, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "54"
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# 54.1504 Term of Stage 2 fixed support, phase-down of legacy fixed support, and reporting obligations for phase-down support recipient.
(a) *Term of support.* Support awarded through Stage 2 of the fixed Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall be provided for ten years.
(b) *Phase-down of legacy support.* Stage 2 of the fixed Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall replace the legacy frozen high-cost support for the Territories. Beginning on a date determined by the Wireline Competition Bureau and announced by public notice following authorization of a winning application, frozen support recipient carriers will receive
2/3 frozen fixed support amortized for the first 12 months following the date announced by public notice; and
1/3 frozen fixed support amortized over the second 12-month period. Beginning June 1, 2023, legacy frozen support recipient carriers that continue receiving phase-down legacy support for use in accordance with applicable rules shall be authorized to continue to receive
1/3 frozen fixed support for the geographic areas in which it was not selected as the winning applicant of the Stage 2 competitive process. The frozen support recipient carriers shall receive a monthly support amount equal to the amortized monthly
1/3 frozen fixed support amount until December 31, 2025, and zero frozen support thereafter.
[84 FR 59963, Nov. 7, 2019, as amended at 88 FR 29000, May 5, 2023]