Internal Controls for Wireless Carriers Receiving Federal High Cost Support

54.
Does your state commission perform audits on the expenditure of federal High Cost program funding for wireless carriers with CETC status?
(Check one.)
1.
2. (Skip to Question 59.)
3. (Skip to Question 59.)

55.
If yes, how many High Cost audits of wireless carriers with CETC status has your state commission performed since 2002?
 
 
Number of High Cost audits:  
   

56.
Does your state commission conduct audits of all or some of the wireless carriers with CETC status?
(Check one.)
1. (Skip to Question 58.)
2.
3.

57.
Does your state commission use any of the following criteria to select wireless carriers with CETC status for federal High Cost audits?
(Check one in each row.)
    Yes No Don't know
57a.
Selection is based on risk-assessments of wireless carriers with CETC status
57b.
Wireless carriers with CETC status are audited if unusual behavior is suspected
57c.
Wireless carriers with CETC status are randomly selected for audits
57d.
Other criteria (please specify below)
   

 
If "other", please specify:

58.
When conducting audits of wireless carriers with CETC status, does your state commission evaluate carriers' performance using any of the following measures?
(Check one in each row.)
    Yes No Don't know
58a.
Appropriate use of federal High Cost funding, as consistent with state and federal statute
58b.
Accuracy of carriers' reported costs
58c.
Accuracy of carriers' reported line counts
58d.
Compliance with quality of service measures as determined by your state commission
58e.
Other measures (please specify below)
   

 
If "other", please specify:

59.

How many times has your state commission applied the following types of penalties to wireless carriers with CETC status 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.

 
59a.
A wireless carrier has been fined:  
59b.
Your state commission has consulted with a wireless carrier regarding inappropriate use of funding:  
59c.
A wireless carrier's CETC status has been revoked:  
59d.
Your state commission has refused to certify a wireless carrier:  
59e.
A wireless carrier has had to submit a plan for corrective action:  
59f.
Number of times your state commission has applied other types of penalties to a wireless carrier (please specify below):  
   

 
If "other", please specify:

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