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)
Support regulatory efforts in state and federal rulemaking proceedings
Research, review and recommend action related to new rules
Complete and assist with FCC data requests
Analyze and categorize Central Office Equipment and Cable & Wire Facilities CPRs in accordance with Part 32 and 36
Review company prepared CPRs for usage and categorization

NECA Pooling Administration

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

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

Company-specific Interstate Traffic Sensitive Tariffs

Access rate development
Filing with the FCC

Other Specialized Cost Studies

TELRIC cost studies, Proxy modeling and CMRS cost studies

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