§ 69.807   Regulatory relief.

   (a) Price cap local exchange carrier TDM transport, end user channel
   terminations in markets deemed competitive, and end user channel
   terminations in grandfathered markets for a price cap local exchange
   carrier that was granted Phase II pricing flexibility prior to June
   2017, are granted the following regulatory relief:

   (1) Elimination of the rate structure requirements contained in subpart
   B of this part;

   (2) Elimination of price cap regulation; and

   (3) Elimination of tariffing requirements as specified in § 61.201 of
   this chapter.

   (b) Price cap local exchange carrier end user channel terminations in
   markets deemed non-competitive are granted the following regulatory
   relief:

   (1) Ability to offer volume and term discounts;

   (2) Ability to enter into contract-based tariffs, provided that:

   (i) Contract-based tariff services are made generally available to all
   similarly situated customers;

   (ii) The price cap local exchange carrier excludes all contract-based
   tariff offerings from price cap regulation pursuant to § 61.42(f) of
   this chapter;

   (3) Ability to file tariff revisions on at least one day's notice,
   notwithstanding the notice requirements for tariff filings specified in
   § 61.58 of this chapter.

   (c) A price cap local exchange carrier that was granted Phase II
   pricing flexibility prior to June 2017 in a grandfathered market must
   retain its business data services rates at levels no higher than those
   in effect as of April 20, 2017, pending the detariffing of those
   services pursuant to § 61.201 of this chapter.

   [ 82 FR 25711 , June 2, 2017, as amended at  84 FR 38579 , Aug. 7, 2019]

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