FCC Announces That Certain Long Distance Providers Must Begin Recording The Data Required For Rural Call Completion Reporting

With this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau announces that as of April 1, 2015, long-distance voice service providers that qualify as “covered providers” must begin recording and retaining data required for Rural Call Completion reporting.

FCC Form 480 Rural Call Completion Reports for the quarter consisting of April, May, and June 2015 must be filed by August 1, 2015. Long-distance voice service providers that have more than 100,000 domestic retail subscriber lines but that do not qualify as “covered providers” are required to file a one-time letter in WC Docket No. 13-39 by April 1, 2015.

[WC No. 13-39]