{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-54.1504","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 54.1504","heading":"Term of Stage 2 fixed support, phase-down of legacy fixed support, and reporting obligations for phase-down support recipient.","body":"(a) Term of support. Support awarded through Stage 2 of the fixed Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall be provided for ten years.\n(b) Phase-down of legacy support. Stage 2 of the fixed Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall replace the legacy frozen high-cost support for the Territories. Beginning on a date determined by the Wireline Competition Bureau and announced by public notice following authorization of a winning application, frozen support recipient carriers will receive 2/3 frozen fixed support amortized for the first 12 months following the date announced by public notice; and 1/3 frozen fixed support amortized over the second 12-month period. Beginning June 1, 2023, legacy frozen support recipient carriers that continue receiving phase-down legacy support for use in accordance with applicable rules shall be authorized to continue to receive 1/3 frozen fixed support for the geographic areas in which it was not selected as the winning applicant of the Stage 2 competitive process. The frozen support recipient carriers shall receive a monthly support amount equal to the amortized monthly 1/3 frozen fixed support amount until December 31, 2025, and zero frozen support thereafter.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—COMMON CARRIER SERVICES","PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE","Subpart O—Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and Connect USVI Fund"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"0fccb619984dada46adad0d2bf3bee0eef693fc61827f049dcc50795dee875fe","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-54.1503","next":"us/47-cfr-54.1505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}