§ 258

Citation: § 258
Parent Document: ASI Worldwide v. MCI WorldCom, 2002 DNH 076 (2002)
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date: 2002-03-29
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10693818/asi-worldwide-v-mci-worldcom/ ↗

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5 During the time period when ASI allegedly was not
partnered with an authorized reseller (December 1996 to May
1997), the FCC required resellers to file Form 431, from which
the FCC assessed carrier contributions to the Telecommunications
Relay Services Fund, which makes telecommunications services
available to individuals with hearing and speech disabilities,
see 47 U.S.C. § 225; 47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c) (5) (ill)
(Telecommunications Relay Services Fund effective July 26, 1993).
Subsequently, when ASI was partnered with WorldTel, the FCC also
required a carrier to file: (1) Form 457 (approved by OMB on July
31, 1997, see FCC Announces Release of Universal Service
Worksheet, 12 F.C.C. Red. 11676 (Aug. 4, 1997)), from which the
FCC assessed carrier contributions to the Universal Service Fund,
which ensures access to telecommunications services at reasonable
prices for consumers in high cost service areas, see 47 U.S.C. §
254(d); (2) Form 496, created by the FCC in 1998 to assess
carrier contributions to the North American Numbering Plan, which
ensures that all carriers have access to phone numbers for their
customers on a competitively neutral basis, see 47 U.S.C. §
251(e); 47 C.F.R. § 52.17; and (3) Form 487, created by the FCC
in 1998 to assess carrier contributions to the Local Number
Portability Program, which ensures that customers can move from
one local telephone carrier to another while retaining their

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