Code of Federal Regulations Title 47. Telecommunication § 47.54.11 Requirement to remove and replace

(a) Each Eligible Telecommunications Carrier receiving Universal Service Fund support must certify prior to receiving a funding commitment or support that it does not use covered communications equipment or services.

(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, covered communications equipment or services means any communications equipment or service that is on the Covered list found in § 1.50002 of this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this section, covered communications equipment or services means any communications equipment or service that is on the Covered List maintained pursuant to § 1.50002 of this chapter, and:

(c) The certification required in paragraph (a) of this section is not applicable until one year after the date the Commission releases a Public Notice announcing the acceptance of applications for filing during the initial filing window of the Reimbursement Program per § 1.50004(b) of this chapter.

(c) The certification referenced in paragraph (a) of this section is required starting one year after the date the Commission releases a Public Notice announcing that applications are accepted for filing in the corresponding filing window of the Reimbursement Program per § 1.50004(b) for the removal, replacement, and disposal of associated covered communications equipment and services.

(d) Reimbursement Program recipients, as defined in § 1.50001(h) of this chapter, are not subject to paragraph (a) of this section until after the expiration of their applicable removal, replacement, and disposal term per § 1.50004(h).

(d) Reimbursement Program recipients, as defined in § 1.50001(h) of this chapter, are not subject to paragraph (a) of this section until after the expiration of their corresponding removal, replacement, and disposal term per § 1.50004(h) of this chapter for associated covered communications equipment and services.