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Does your state commission perform audits on the expenditure of federal High Cost program funding for incumbent carriers? | ||
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| 2. | (Skip to Question 24.) | ||
| 3. | (Skip to Question 24.) | ||
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20.
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If yes, how many High Cost audits of incumbent carriers has your state commission performed since 2002? |
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Number of High Cost audits: | |
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21.
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Does your state commission conduct audits of all or some of the incumbent carriers? | ||
| (Check one.) | |||
| 1. | (Skip to Question 23.) | ||
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22.
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Does your state commission use any of the following criteria to select incumbent carriers for federal High Cost audits? |
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| Yes | No | Don't know | ||
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| 22a.
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Selection is based on risk-assessments of incumbent carriers | |||
| 22b.
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Incumbent carriers are audited if unusual behavior is suspected | |||
| 22c.
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Incumbent carriers are randomly selected for audits | |||
| 22d.
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Other criteria (please specify below) | |||
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If "other", please specify: |
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When conducting audits of incumbent carriers, does your state commission evaluate carriers' performance using any of the following measures? |
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| Yes | No | Don't know | ||
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| 23a.
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Appropriate use of federal High Cost funding, as consistent with state and federal statute | |||
| 23b.
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Accuracy of carriers' reported costs | |||
| 23c.
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Accuracy of carriers' reported line counts | |||
| 23d.
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Compliance with quality of service measures as determined by your state commission | |||
| 23e.
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Other measures (please specify below) | |||
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If "other", please specify: |
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How many times has your state commission applied the following types of penalties to incumbent carriers since 2002? If your state commission has not applied any penalties, or does not have the authority to apply penalties, please type the number "0" in the boxes below. |
| 24a.
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An incumbent carrier has been fined: | |
| 24b.
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Your state commission has consulted with an incumbent carrier regarding inappropriate use of funding: | |
| 24c.
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An incumbent carrier's ETC status has been revoked: | |
| 24d.
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Your state commission has refused to certify an incumbent carrier: | |
| 24e.
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An incumbent carrier has had to submit a plan for corrective action: | |
| 24f.
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Your state commission has applied other types of penalties to an incumbent carrier (please specify below): | |
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If "other", please specify: |
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