Telecommunications Universal Service Regulations Article 9

The avoidable costs of the telephone service in uneconomic area shall be calculated in accordance with the formula as stated in Appendix 1.The revenue forgone for the fixed telecommunications service in an uneconomic area shall be the sum of the following listed revenues as collected from the provision of telephone and other related services by the universal service providers in a single local private branch exchange network of the remote area:I. Monthly rental revenue II. Phone charge revenue III. Installation and connection revenue IV. Extension charges V. Internet connection charges VI. Rental revenue from leased circuit or other networking equipment VII. Internet access service revenue VIII. Other service revenue IX. Other non-operating revenueThe revenue forgone for the mobile broadband transmission station in an uneconomic area shall be the sum of the following listed revenues as collected from the mobile broadband transmission station services by the universal service providers of the remote area.If the district in which the single local private branch exchange network serves crosses remote and non-remote areas, the universal service provider shall, in its calculations of the total net universal service costs of the telephone service in an uneconomic area, include the net universal service cost incurred by the district in which the single local private branch exchange network serves.Appendix 1：Avoidable cost formula for telephone or data communication access service in uneconomic areas.pdf