[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR54.514]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 54_UNIVERSAL SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart E_Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers
 
Sec.  54.514  Payment for discounted service.

    (a) Choice of payment method. Service providers providing discounted 
services under this subpart in any funding year shall, prior to the 
submission the Form 471, permit the billed entity to choose the method 
of payment for the discounted services from those methods approved by 
the Administrator, including by making a full, undiscounted payment and 
receiving subsequent reimbursement of the discount amount from the 
service provider.
    (b) Deadline for remittance of reimbursement checks. Service 
providers that receive discount reimbursement checks from the 
Administrator after having received full payment from the billed entity 
must remit the discount amount to the billed entity no later than 20 
business days after receiving the reimbursement check.

[68 FR 36942, June 20, 2003]

    Effective Date Note: At 68 FR 36942, June 20, 2003, as corrected at 
68 FR 39471, July 2, 2003, Sec.  54.514 was added, effective July 21, 
2003, except for paragraph (a) which is effective July 1, 2004. In 
addition, paragraph (b) contains information and recordkeeping 
requirements and will not become effective until approval has been given 
by the Office of Management and Budget.

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