<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000000 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { color: #0000FF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000000">20:10:28:113.  Intrastate interexchange carrier payment and collection -- Included expenses -- Subcategories -- Assignment of subcategories.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont"> Intrastate interexchange carrier payment and collection includes expenses associated with the payment and collection of interexchange carrier billings, including commissions paid to payment and collection agents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    Based on relative total intrastate revenues billed to the interexchange carriers, intrastate interexchange carrier payment and collection expenses are assigned to the subcategories of intrastate special access and private line, intrastate switched access and message toll including WATS, and intrastate billing and collection. These subcategories are assigned as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    (1)  Intrastate special access and private line payment and collection expense is assigned to toll services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    (2)  Intrastate switched access and message toll including WATS payment and collection expense is assigned to toll services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    (3)  Intrastate billing and collection payment and collection expense is assigned to toll services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont"> 19 SDR 111, effective </span><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">January 31, 1993.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000000">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-1-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-5"><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3DefaultParagraphFont"> Category 1, local business office expense, 47 C.F.R. §  36.377(a) (1991).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6ff88-f4c1-447e-8317-5ab2712518d3000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>