[2] Telecommunications Act of 1996, [[section]] 214(b)(3).
[3] The comparison of rates should also consider the size of the Subscriber Line Charge. Many urban residential customers pay less than the $3.50 maximum SLC.
[4]Telecommunications Act of 1996, [[section]] 254(b)(3).
[5]The proxy models do predict cost, and cost in a competitive environment can be presumed to be predictive of rates.
[6]See, Wyoming Public Service Commission's Reply Comments at paragraph 4(b).
[7]Telecommunications Act of 1996, [[section]] 214(b)(3).
[8]Size discrimination in support for switching cost is discussed in the next section.
[9]It is also true that many densely populated areas also have a high proportion of business lines who pay significantly higher rates, but who do not impose significantly
higher cost.
[10]Section 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that any mechanisms used by the Commission to support universal service must be explicit. Telecommunications Act of 1996, [[section]] 254(e).
[11]Furthermore, the traditional cost of service review afforded by state commissions will not likely be applied to the accounts of new local service providers.
[12]Many state price cap plans expressly provide for rate adjustments following changes in high cost assistance levels.
[13]Montana abstains from comment on this question because it has a similar question pending before it in state proceedings.