---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 61.55"
title: "47"
number: "61.55"
heading: "Contract-based tariffs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/61.55"
---

# §61.55. Contract-based tariffs.

- (a) This section shall apply to price cap local exchange carriers permitted to offer contract-based tariffs under [§ 1.776](/cfr/47/1.776.md) or [§ 69.805](/cfr/47/69.805.md) of this chapter, as well as to the offering of business data services by rate-of-return carriers pursuant to [§ 61.50](/cfr/47/61.50.md).
- (b) Composition of contract-based tariffs shall comply with [§§ 61.54(b) through (i)](/cfr/47/61.54.md?p=b..i).
- (c) Contract-based tariffs shall include the following:
  - (1) The term of contract, including any renewal options;
  - (2) A brief description of each of the services provided under the contract;
  - (3) Minimum volume commitments for each service;
  - (4) The contract price for each service or services at the volume levels committed to by the customers;
  - (5) A general description of any volume discounts built into the contract rate structure; and
  - (6) A general description of other classifications, practices, and regulations affecting the contract rate.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 51266, Sept. 22, 1999, as amended at 76 FR 43216, July 20, 2011; 82 FR 25711, June 2, 2017; 83 FR 67123, Dec. 28, 2018]

### Source

Source: 76 FR 43215, July 20, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 403, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 40869, Oct. 18, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 51266, Sept. 22, 1999, as amended at 76 FR 43216, July 20, 2011; 82 FR 25711, June 2, 2017; 83 FR 67123, Dec. 28, 2018]