D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 15-2815
A local exchange carrier may recover no more than the amount of its contributions to the DC USTF from its non-Lifeline retail customers.
Prior to recovering its DC USTF contributions from its customers, a local exchange carrier shall have a tariff specifying the charge to be assessed, in accordance with the rules and Orders of the Commission.
The local exchange carrier shall ensure that any recovery from its retail customers shall be in a fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory manner.
The local exchange carrier shall also ensure that no over-recovery of contributions occurs. Any over-recovery of Fund contributions for the preceding year shall be carried forward to the ensuing year and shall be included as a reduction in the calculation of the retail end-user recovery amount for the ensuing twelve (12)-month period of the local exchange carrier's contributions. Any under-recovery of contributions for the preceding year, may, at the option of the local exchange carrier, be recovered from the end-users within the following twelve (12) months.
In the event a local exchange carrier elects to recover its DC USTF contributions from its customers, the amount of the recovery shall be explicitly stated as a line item on its customers' bills.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 15-2815