FCC 2021 Tariff Plan Has 9.75% Return Rate

The FCC tariff rate of return for incumbent LECs is 9.75%, effective July 1, said a staff order Friday. Price cap and RoR incumbent LECs will be required to "tariff separate rate elements for toll-free and non-toll free interstate and intrastate originating end office access service." The commission waived rules limiting the annual access charge tariff filing to rate-level changes. ILECs that didn't "separately track toll-free and non-toll free intrastate switched access demand for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2020" got limited waiver to allow them to "make the required comparison between interstate and intrastate revenue from end office access service using total demand" from both.