[§269-16.91]  Universal service subsidies. (a)  For any alternative telecommunications provider authorized to providebasic local exchange service to any area of the State pursuant to section269-16.9(h), the commission may consider the following:

(1)  Transferring the subsidy, if any, of the localexchange provider's basic residential telephone service to the alternativeprovider; and

(2)  Transferring from the local exchange carrier tothe alternative provider the amounts, if any, generated by the local exchangeprovider's services other than basic residential telephone service and whichare used to subsidize basic residential service in the area.

(b)  To receive the subsidy amounts from thelocal exchange service provider, the alternative telecommunications providershall be required, to the extent possible, to obtain basic residential servicesubsidies from both the local exchange service provider and national universalservice providers. [L 1994, c 80, §2]