SECTION 165:59-3-60. Requests for funding from the OUSF

(a)   Eligible local exchange telecommunications service providers and eligible providers may request funding from the OUSF as allowed by the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act.

(b)   Any eligible provider may request funding from the OUSF as necessary for the provision of Special Universal Services.

(c)   Should the OUSF at any time experience a shortfall, the costs associated with administering the fund will be paid first, followed by the payment due to the Oklahoma Attorney General, pursuant to 17 O.S. § 139.103. Thereafter, any residual funds will be distributed to eligible providers and eligible local exchange telecommunications service providers on a pro rata basis, pursuant to their approved requests. The balance of each approved request for OUSF funding will be paid at such time as additional funds become available.

(d)   Each request for OUSF funding by an eligible ILEC serving less than seventy-five thousand (75,000) access lines shall be in accordance with the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act.

(e)   The OUSF Administrator shall process any request for OUSF funding by an ILEC serving seventy-five thousand (75,000) or more access lines or a CLEC, in accordance with the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act.

(f)   Requests for OUSF funding for the provision of Special Universal Service, including OUSF administrative preapproval requests, shall contain the following caption: In the matter of the request by (name of school/library/eligible healthcare provider /consortium) of (name of city / library system or city / health care system or city / Consortium lead) for funding from the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund.

(g)   Requests for OUSF funding for primary universal service shall contain the following caption: In the matter of the request by (name of eligible telecommunications service provider) for the (insert basis of request) for funding from the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund.

[Source: Added at 14 Ok Reg 2562, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1061, eff 1-6-98 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1901, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2360, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1581, eff 7-11-13; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 868, eff 8-27-15; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 5, eff 8-12-16 (emergency); Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1011, eff 9-11-17]