[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: 47CFR54.400]

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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. 54.400  Terms and definitions.


    As used in this subpart, the following terms shall be defined as 
follows:
    (a) Qualifying low-income consumer. A ``qualifying low-income 
consumer'' is a consumer who meets the qualifications for Lifeline, as 
specified in Sec. 54.409.
    (b) Toll blocking. ``Toll blocking'' is a service provided by 
carriers that lets consumers elect not to allow the completion of 
outgoing toll calls from their telecommunications channel.
    (c) Toll control. ``Toll control'' is a service provided by carriers 
that allows consumers to specify a certain amount of toll usage that may 
be incurred on their telecommunications channel per month or per billing 
cycle.
    (d) Toll limitation. ``Toll limitation'' denotes either toll 
blocking or toll control for eligible telecommunications carriers that 
are incapable of providing both services. For eligible 
telecommunications carriers that are capable of providing both services, 
``toll limitation'' denotes both toll blocking and toll control.
    (e) Eligible resident of Tribal lands. An ``eligible resident of 
Tribal lands'' is a ``qualifying low-income consumer,'' as defined in 
paragraph (a) of this section, living on or near a reservation. A 
``reservation'' is defined as any federally recognized Indian tribe's 
reservation, pueblo, or colony, including former reservations in 
Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments. 
``Near reservation'' is defined as those areas or communities adjacent 
or contiguous to reservations which are designated by the Department of 
Interior's Commission of Indian Affairs upon recommendation of the local 
Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent, which recommendation shall be 
based upon consultation with the tribal governing body of those 
reservations, as locales appropriate for the extension of financial 
assistance and/or social services, on the basis of such general criteria 
as: Number of Indian people native to the reservation residing in the 
area; a written designation by the tribal governing body that members of 
their tribe and family members who are Indian residing in the area, are 
socially, culturally and economically affiliated with their tribe and 
reservation; geographical proximity of the area to the reservation, and 
administrative feasibility of providing an adequate level of services to 
the area.

    Note to paragraph (e): The Commission stayed implementation of 
paragraph (e) as applied to qualifying low-income consumers living 
``near reservations'' on August 31, 2000 (15 FCC Rcd 17112).

    (f) Income. ``Income'' is all income actually received by all 
members of the household. This includes salary before deductions for 
taxes, public assistance benefits, social security payments, pensions, 
unemployment compensation, veteran's benefits, inheritances, alimony, 
child support payments, worker's compensation benefits, gifts, lottery 
winnings, and the like. The only exceptions are student financial aid, 
military housing and cost-of-living allowances, irregular income from 
occasional small jobs such as baby-sitting or lawn mowing, and the like.

[62 FR 32952, June 17, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 2128, Jan. 13, 1998; 65 
FR 47905, Aug. 4, 2000; 65 FR 58663, Oct. 2, 2000; 68 FR 41941, July 16, 
2003; 69 FR 34600, June 22, 2004]

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