---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 54.1504"
title: "47"
number: "54.1504"
heading: "Term of Stage 2 fixed support, phase-down of legacy fixed support, and reporting obligations for phase-down support recipient."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/54.1504"
---

# §54.1504. Term of Stage 2 fixed support, phase-down of legacy fixed support, and reporting obligations for phase-down support recipient.

- (a) **Term of support.** Support awarded through Stage 2 of the fixed Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall be provided for ten years.
- (b) **Phase-down of legacy support.** Stage 2 of the fixed Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall replace the legacy frozen high-cost support for the Territories. Beginning on a date determined by the Wireline Competition Bureau and announced by public notice following authorization of a winning application, frozen support recipient carriers will receive 2/3 frozen fixed support amortized for the first 12 months following the date announced by public notice; and 1/3 frozen fixed support amortized over the second 12-month period. Beginning June 1, 2023, legacy frozen support recipient carriers that continue receiving phase-down legacy support for use in accordance with applicable rules shall be authorized to continue to receive 1/3 frozen fixed support for the geographic areas in which it was not selected as the winning applicant of the Stage 2 competitive process. The frozen support recipient carriers shall receive a monthly support amount equal to the amortized monthly 1/3 frozen fixed support amount until December 31, 2025, and zero frozen support thereafter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 59963, Nov. 7, 2019, as amended at 88 FR 29000, May 5, 2023]

### Source

Source: 84 FR 59963, Nov. 7, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303(r), 403, 1004, 1302, 1601-1609, and 1752, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 32948, June 17, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 59963, Nov. 7, 2019, as amended at 88 FR 29000, May 5, 2023]