[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR52.16]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 52_NUMBERING--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B_Administration
 
Sec. 52.16  Billing and Collection Agent.

    The B&C Agent shall:
    (a) Calculate, assess, bill and collect payments for all numbering 
administration functions and distribute funds to the NANPA, or other 
agent designated by the Common Carrier Bureau that performs functions 
related to numbering administration, on a monthly basis;

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    (b) Distribute to carriers the ``Telecommunications Reporting 
Worksheet,'' described in Sec. 52.17(b).
    (c) Keep confidential all data obtained from carriers and not 
disclose such data in company-specific form unless authorized by the 
Commission. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Chief of the 
Wireline Competition Bureau, the B & C Agent may share data obtained 
from carriers with the administrators of the universal service support 
mechanism (See 47 CFR 54.701 of this chapter), the TRS Fund (See 47 CFR 
64.604(c)(4)(iii)(H) of this chapter), and the local number portability 
cost recovery (See 47 CFR 52.32). The B & C Agent shall keep 
confidential all data obtained from other administrators. The B & C 
Agent shall use such data, from carriers or administrators, only for 
calculating, collecting and verifying payments. The Commission shall 
have access to all data reported to the Administrator. Contributors may 
make requests for Commission nondisclosure of company-specific revenue 
information under Sec. 0.459 of this chapter by so indicating on the 
Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet at the time that the subject data 
are submitted. The Commission shall make all decisions regarding 
nondisclosure of company-specific information.
    (d) Develop procedures to monitor industry compliance with reporting 
requirements and propose specific procedures to address reporting 
failures and late payments;
    (e) File annual reports with the appropriate regulatory authorities 
of the NANP member countries as requested; and
    (f) Obtain an audit from an independent auditor after the first year 
of operations and annually thereafter, which shall evaluate the validity 
of calculated payments. The B&C Agent shall submit the audit report to 
the Commission for appropriate review and action.

[62 FR 55183, Oct. 23, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 41330, July 30, 1999; 
66 FR 9532, Feb. 8, 2001; 67 FR 13226, Mar. 21, 2002]