[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR61.74]

[Page 222]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 61_TARIFFS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart F_Specific Rules for Tariff Publications of Dominant and 
                          Nondominant Carriers
 
Sec. 61.74  References to other instruments.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this and other sections of this 
part, no tariff publication filed with the Commission may make reference 
to any other tariff publication or to any other document or instrument.
    (b) Tariffs for end-on-end through services may reference the 
tariffs of other carriers participating in the offering.
    (c) Tariffs may reference concurrences for the purpose of starting 
where rates or regulations applicable to a service not governed by the 
tariff may be found.
    (d) Tariffs may reference other FCC tariffs that are in effect and 
on file with the Commission for purposes of determining mileage, or 
specifying the operating centers at which a specific service is 
available.
    (e) Tariffs may reference technical publications which describe the 
engineering, specifications, or other technical aspects of a service 
offering, provided the following conditions are satisfied:
    (1) The tariff must contain a general description of the service 
offering, including basic parameters and structural elements of the 
offering;
    (2) The technical publication includes no rates, regulatory terms, 
or conditions which are required to be contained in the tariff, and any 
revisions to the technical publication do not affect rates, regulatory 
terms, or conditions included in the tariff, and do not change the basic 
nature of the offering;
    (3) The tariff indicates where the technical publication can be 
obtained;
    (4) The referenced technical publication is publicly available 
before the tariff is scheduled to take effect; and
    (5) The issuing carrier regularly revises its tariff to refer to the 
current edition of the referenced technical publication.

[49 FR 40869, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 61 FR 59366, Nov. 22, 1996; 
64 FR 46592, Aug. 26, 1999; 66 FR 16881, Mar. 28, 2001]