What interstate and international telecommunications services are excluded from the OUS revenue base?
Examples of excluded interstate retail telecommunications services include: (1) Federal subscriber line charges, (2) Federal USF surcharges. (3) Interstate and international message toll service and associated operator service charges, (4) Interstate and international private line charges, (5) Digital subscriber loops (DSL) that terminate on Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and (6) Local private lines that serve audio and/or video broadcasters. On the OUS 2 worksheet, interstate service revenues would be included under Column A Total Oregon Revenue but not under Column B Intrastate Oregon Revenue. Total Oregon revenues will be retained on the OUS 2 worksheet for audit purposes but excluded from the OUS assessment base.
