65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 288, § 5
Beginning with the calendar quarter which starts on October 1, 2019, each of the following voice network service providers who provide service to end-user retail customers in Maine shall report the number of its Lines or the number of its Working Telephone Numbers assigned to customers located in Maine and shall contribute to the MUSF under the provisions contained in Subsection B of this Section: Local Exchange Carriers, Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol Service Providers, and Mobile Telecommunications Service Providers.
Prior to January 1, 2020, local exchange carriers, interconnected voice over Internet protocol service providers, and mobile telecommunications service providers shall continue to make contributions to the Fund using the procedures in place on December 1, 2018.
Subject to the limitation provided by Subsection 5(B)(4) of this Chapter, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, each local exchange carrier shall report to the Fund Administrator on forms provided by the Fund Administrator the number of its active residential and business Lines or Working Telephone Numbers, including those assigned to Centrex and PBX lines, that were providing voice telephone service in Maine at the end of each month of the preceding quarter.
Subject to the limitation provided by Subsection 5(B)(4) of this Chapter, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, each provider of interconnected VoIP service shall report to the Fund Administrator on forms provided by the Fund Administrator the number, at the end of each month of the preceding calendar quarter, of its active interconnected VoIP Lines or Working Telephone Numbers that had a registered location within Maine. Providers of interconnected VoIP service must adhere to the requirements of 47 C.F.R. § 9.5(d).
Subject to the limitation provided by Subsection 5(B)(4) of this Chapter, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, each provider of mobile telecommunications services, except for prepaid wireless providers, shall report to the Fund Administrator on forms provided by the Fund Administrator for the end of each month of the preceding quarter the number of its Lines or Working Telephone Numbers assigned to mobile telecommunications end-user customers whose place of primary use was in Maine.
For the purposes of Subsections 5(B)(1), (2), and (3) of this Chapter, the reporting voice network service provider shall not report more than twenty-five Lines or Working Telephone Numbers per active Billing Account Number.
Within twenty days after the end of each calendar quarter, each voice network service provider that must report its Lines or Working Telephone Numbers to the Fund Administrator, using the forms and instructions promulgated by the Fund Administrator and under the provisions of Subsections B(1), (2), or (3) of this Section, subject to the limitation provided by Subsection B(4), of this Section, shall calculate its required contribution to the MUSF by multiplying the number of Lines or Working Telephone Numbers reported for each month by the Contribution Amount established by the Commission under the provisions of Subsection 4(B) of this Chapter. The voice network service provider must remit its required contribution to the Fund Administrator under procedures established by the Fund Administrator at the time it files its required report for each quarter.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the counts of Lines or Working Telephone Numbers that must be reported to the Fund Administrator pursuant to the provisions of Subsections 5(B)(1), (2), or (3) of this Chapter will be considered Confidential Business Information, pursuant to the provisions of 35-A M.R.S. §1311-A(1).
For the purposes of calculating the Prepaid Wireless Fee (PWF) percentage pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. §7104(3-A), the Contribution Amount determined pursuant to Subsection 4(B) of this Chapter shall be divided by twenty-five dollars. The resulting percentage shall be used to calculate the amount of MUSF included in the PWF.
65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 288, § 5