Telecommunications Services

Cost Separations

Cost Separations is one of the most complex parts of doing business as a regulated telecommunications services provider. A good telecom consultant takes cost recovery issues into account when making recommendations to a telco. CHR’s Separations professionals have years of experience in this field. CHR also offers a number of separations-related services:

 

FCC and State Issues

Continuing Property Records (CPRs)

bullet Support regulatory efforts in state and federal rulemaking proceedings
bullet Research, review and recommend action related to new rules
bullet Complete and assist with FCC data requests

bullet Analyze and categorize Central Office Equipment and Cable & Wire Facilities CPRs in accordance with Part 32 and 36
bullet Review company prepared CPRs for usage and categorization

NECA Pooling Administration

Average Schedule Settlements

bullet Annual and Quarterly USF submissions
bullet Monthly reporting of Data Month Estimates (DME) and Data Month Adjustments (DMA)
bullet Client-specific separations studies
bullet Client representation and coordination with NECA
bullet Ongoing analysis of settlement trends
bullet Forecast coordination with NECA and Participation on NECA USF Task Force

bullet Monthly reporting to NECA
bullet Line haul settlement reviews/updates
bullet CABS and settlement reviews
bullet Cost conversion feasibility studies

Company-specific Interstate Traffic Sensitive Tariffs

bullet Access rate development
bullet Filing with the FCC

Other Specialized Cost Studies

bullet TELRIC cost studies, Proxy modeling and CMRS cost studies

Network Analysis

bullet Analyze financial impacts of proposed network upgrades and advanced services (DSL, Video, packet switching)
bullet EAS/ELC Studies
bullet Traffic analysis and trunking capacity
 
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