47 CFR § 61.55 - Contract-based tariffs.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s61.55"
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title: "47 CFR § 61.55 - Contract-based tariffs."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "61.55"
section_name: "Contract-based tariffs."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "TARIFFS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 403, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 40869, Oct. 18, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
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# 61.55 Contract-based tariffs.

(a) This section shall apply to price cap local exchange carriers permitted to offer contract-based tariffs under § 1.776 or § 69.805 of this chapter, as well as to the offering of business data services by rate-of-return carriers pursuant to § 61.50.

(b) Composition of contract-based tariffs shall comply with §§ 61.54(b) through (i).

(c) Contract-based tariffs shall include the following:

(1) The term of contract, including any renewal options;

(2) A brief description of each of the services provided under the contract;

(3) Minimum volume commitments for each service;

(4) The contract price for each service or services at the volume levels committed to by the customers;

(5) A general description of any volume discounts built into the contract rate structure; and

(6) A general description of other classifications, practices, and regulations affecting the contract rate.

[64 FR 51266, Sept. 22, 1999, as amended at 76 FR 43216, July 20, 2011; 82 FR 25711, June 2, 2017; 83 FR 67123, Dec. 28, 2018]