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kind: "range"
citation: "47 C.F.R. §§ 69.401–69.409"
title: "47"
from: "69.401"
to: "69.409"
count: 9
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/69.401..69.409"
---

# §69.401. Direct expenses.

- (a) Plant Specific Operations Expenses in Accounts 6110 and 6120 shall be apportioned among the interexchange category, the billing and collection category and appropriate access elements on the following basis:
  - (1) **Account 6110—** Apportion on the basis of other investment apportioned pursuant to [§ 69.309](/cfr/47/69.309.md).
  - (2) **Account 6120—** Apportion on the basis of General and Support Facilities investment pursuant to [§ 69.307](/cfr/47/69.307.md).
- (b) Plant Specific Operations Expenses in Accounts 6210, 6220, and 6230, shall be apportioned among the interexchange category and access elements on the basis of the apportionment of the investment in Accounts 2210, 2220, and 2230, respectively; provided that any expenses associated with DS1/voice-grade multiplexers, to the extent that they are not associated with an analog tandem switch, assigned to the local transport category by this paragraph shall be reallocated to the local switching category; provided further that any expenses associated with common channel signalling included in Account 6210 shall be assigned to the local transport category.
- (c) Plant Specific Operations Expenses in Accounts 6310 and 6410 shall be assigned to the appropriate investment category and shall be apportioned among the interexchange category and access elements in the same proportions as the total associated investment.
- (d) Plant Non Specific Operations Expenses in Accounts 6510 and 6530 shall be apportioned among the interchange category, the billing and collection category, and access elements in the same proportions as the combined investment in COE, IOT, and C&WF apportioned to each element and category.
- (e) Plant Non Specific Operations Expenses in Account 6540 shall be assigned to the interexchange category.
- (f) Plant Non Specific Operations Expenses in Account 6560 shall be apportioned among the interexchange category, the billing and collection category, and access elements in the same proportion as the associated investment.
- (g) Amortization of embedded customer premises wiring investment shall be deemed to be associated with [§ 69.303(b)](/cfr/47/69.303.md?p=b) IOT investment for purposes of the apportionment described in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.

# §69.402. Operating taxes (Account 7200).

- (a) Federal income taxes, state and local income taxes, and state and local gross receipts or gross earnings taxes that are collected in lieu of a corporate income tax shall be apportioned among the interexchange category, the billing and collection category and all access elements based on the approximate net taxable income on which the tax is levied (positive or negative) applicable to each element and category.
- (b) All other operating taxes shall be apportioned among the interexchange category, the billing and collection category and all access elements in the same manner as the investment apportioned to each element and category pursuant to [§ 69.309](/cfr/47/69.309.md) Other Investment.

# §69.403. Marketing expense (Account 6610).


Marketing expense shall be apportioned among the interexchange category and all access elements in the same proportions as the combined investment that is apportioned pursuant to [§ 69.309](/cfr/47/69.309.md).


# §69.404. Telephone operator services expenses in Account 6620.


Telephone Operator Services expenses shall be apportioned among the interexchange category, and the Local Switching and Information elements based on the relative number of weighted standard work seconds. For those companies who contract with another company for the provision of these services, the expenses incurred shall be directly assigned among the interexchange category and the Local Switching and Information elements on the basis of the bill rendered for the services provided.


# §69.405. Published directory expenses in Account 6620.


Published Directory expenses shall be assigned to the Information element.


# §69.406. Local business office expenses in Account 6620.

- (a) Local business office expenses shall be assigned as follows:
  - (1) End user service order processing expenses attributable to presubscription shall be apportioned among the Common Line, Switching, and Transport elements in the same proportion as the investment apportioned to those elements pursuant to [§ 69.309](/cfr/47/69.309.md).
  - (2) End user service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to the company's own interstate private line and special access service shall be assigned to the Special Access element.
  - (3) End user service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to interstate private line service offered by an interexhange carrier shall be assigned to the billing and collection category.
  - (4) End user service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to the company's own interstate message toll service shall be assigned to the interexchange category. End user service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to interstate message toll service offered by an interexchange carrier shall be assigned to the billing and collection category. End user payment and collection and billing inquiry expenses attributable to End User Common Line access billing shall be assigned to the Common Line element.
  - (5) End user service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to TWX service shall be assigned to the Special Access element.
  - (6) Interexchange carrier service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to private lines and special access shall be assigned to the Special Access element.
  - (7) Interexchange carrier service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to interstate switched access and message toll, shall be apportioned among the Common Line, Local Switching and Transport elements in the same proportion as the investment apportioned to those elements pursuant to [§ 69.309](/cfr/47/69.309.md).
  - (8) Interexchange carrier service order processing, payment and collection, and billing inquiry expenses attributable to billing and collection service shall be assigned to the billing and collection category.

# §69.407. Revenue accounting expenses in Account 6620.

- (a) Revenue accounting expenses that are attributable to End User Common Line access billings shall be assigned to the Common Line element.
- (b) Revenue Accounting Expenses that are attributable to carrier's carrier access billing and collecting expense shall be apportioned among all carrier's carrier access elements except the Common Line element. Such expenses shall be apportioned in the same proportion as the combined investment in COE, C&WF and IOT apportioned to those elements.
- (c) Revenue Accounting Expenses allocated to the interstate jurisdiction that are attributable to the provision of billing name and address information shall be assigned to the Billing Name and Address element.
- (d) All other Revenue Accounting Expenses shall be assigned to the billing and collection category.

# §69.408. All other customer services expenses in Account 6620.


All other customer services expenses shall be apportioned among the Interexchange category, the billing and collection category and all access elements based on the combined expenses in [§§ 69.404 through 69.407](/cfr/47/69.404..69.407.md).


# §69.409. Corporate operations expenses (included in Account 6720).


All corporate operations expenses shall be apportioned among the interexchange category, the billing and collection category and all access elements in accordance with the Big 3 Expense Factor as defined in [§ 69.2(f)](/cfr/47/69.2.md?p=f).