Rule 2187.  Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation.
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(f)	Annual Reporting Requirements for Eligible Telecommunication Carriers.
(I)	In order for an Eligible Telecommunication Carrier (ETC) previously designated by the Commission, or previously designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to be certified to receive federal support for the following calendar year, or to retain its ETC designation, it shall submit the reporting information specified below no later than August 15th of each calendar year to the Commission.  ETCs failing to meet these annual report filing requirements and deadlines may not be certified by the Commission to the FCC and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) as eligible to receive federal support for the following calendar year.
(II)	Every ETC shall submit the following information in its report:
(A)	The number of requests for service from potential customers within the ETC’s service areas that were unfulfilled during the past year and a written explanation detailing how the ETC attempted to provide service to those potential customers, as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(a)(1)(i).
(B)	The number of complaints per 1,000 access lines or handsets.
(C)	Detailed information on any outage lasting at least 30 minutes for any facilities that an ETC owns, operates, leases, or otherwise utilizes that potentially affects at least ten percent of the end users in a service area, or that could affect access to 9-1-1.  An outage is defined as a significant degradation in the ability of an end user to establish and maintain a channel of communications as a result of failure or degradation in the performance of a communications provider’s network.  The ETC must report the following information regarding each outage: date and time of outage; description of the outage and resolution; specific service(s) affected; specific geographic area(s) affected; steps taken to prevent it from happening again; and number of customers affected by the outage.
(D)	Certification that the ETC is complying with the applicable service quality standards and consumer protection rules, e.g., the CTIA Consumer Code for Wireless Service.
(E)	Certification that the ETC is able to function in emergency situations as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(a)(2).
(F)	Certification that the ETC acknowledges the FCC may require it to provide customers with equal access to long distance carriers in the event that no other ETC is providing equal access within the service area.
(G)	The total amount of all federal high cost support received in the previous calendar year and year-to-date through June 30 for the current calendar year.
(H)	For the previous two calendar years, a detailed schedule/exhibit showing the actual dollar amounts expended by the carrier in the provision, maintenance, upgrading, plant additions and associated infrastructure costs for local exchange service within the service areas in Colorado where the carrier has been designated an ETC.  An explanation regarding any network improvement targets that have not been fulfilled.  This information shall be submitted at the wire center level or at the authorized service area.  If service improvements in a particular wire center are not needed, an explanation of why improvement is not needed and how funding will otherwise be used to further the provision of supported services in that area.
(I)	Documentation the carrier offers and advertises the rate and availability of Basic Universal Service offerings, Lifeline, and Linkup programs throughout the service areas in Colorado where the carrier has been designated an ETC.  Copies of written material used in newspaper advertisements, press releases, posters, flyers and outreach efforts and a log of when and where these materials were distributed.  For newspaper advertisements, dated copies of the published newspaper advertisements may serve as copies of written material.  For radio station advertising, a confirmation from broadcasters of when the public service announcement was aired.
(J)	Documentation that a competitive ETC is offering a local usage plan comparable to that offered by the incumbent LEC in the relevant service areas.
(K)	A map of the service areas where the carrier has ETC designation showing the locations of facilities or for wireless providers, maps showing the location of all cellular towers and the coverage area of these towers.  Maps shall be submitted in 2007 and at least once every three years thereafter.
(L)	Through June 30 of the current calendar year, a detailed schedule/exhibit showing the actual dollar amounts expended by the carrier in the provision, maintenance, upgrading, plant additions and associated infrastructure costs for any local exchange service within the service areas in Colorado where the carrier has been designated an ETC.  This shall include the carrier’s build-out plans and budgets for projects, upgrades or installations planned but not yet completed during the current calendar year applicable to local exchange service.  This information shall be submitted at the wire center level or at the authorized service area.
(M)	 A copy of cost study filing made on July 31st to NECA for current year.  If an ETC is not required to file cost study to NECA, then a copy of the line count filing made to the FCC and USAC Administrator shall be submitted.
(N)	A copy of the company’s Colorado-specific trial balance for previous year.
(O)	An affidavit attesting to the fact that the information reported on the annual report and information submitted under this rule is true and correct.  The affidavit must also state that the ETC is aware of the purpose of the support for the federal high-cost support and it is complying with the requirement set forth by the FCC in 47 U.S.C. § 254(e).   An officer, director, partner, or owner of the company must sign the affidavit.
(P)	If a review of the data submitted by an ETC indicates that the ETC is no longer in compliance with the Commission’s criteria for ETC designation, the Commission may refrain from certifying the carrier to the FCC or revoke the carrier’s designation as an ETC.  In addition, carriers must submit their reports on a timely basis.