JSI Part 32 & Part 64 Accounting Seminar
JSI Separations and Access Seminar
The dates for the 2010 Accounting and Separations and Access seminars will be announced later this year. For your reference, below you will find the topics covered in each of the seminars in 2009.
For more information, please contact e-mail Leah Yoakum or call JSI headquarters at 301-459-7590.
JSI Part 32 & Part 64 Accounting Seminar
JSI's Accounting Seminar provides a detailed review and explanation of the FCC's Part 32 and Part 64 accounting principles and applications. JSI staff will discuss and analyze specific issues raised by FCC changes to the Part 32 accounting rules and by increased regulatory scrutiny of the Part 64 allocation mechanisms. This seminar also will cover the FCC and USAC audits.
Seminar Topics:
- Part 32/64 Intro
- Part 64 & Elements of the C.A.M
- FCC & USAC Audits
- Rate Base
- Operating Revenues
- Expenses
- Taxes
Attendees will receive a seminar binder, as well as JSI's Accounting Manual for the Independent Telephone Company CD-ROM. The seminar features lecture, group discussion, and sample accounting problems. Everyone is encouraged to participate.
CPE Credits:
This course provides 8 hours of CPE credit.
Who Should Attend:
This is a basic level course for accountants, bookkeepers, and auditors as well as telco staff looking to gain a better understanding of telecommunications and FCC accounting requirements. There are no prerequisites or advanced preparation required for this course.
JSI Separations and Access Seminar
Changes to your network not only affect how you provision services to your customers, but they greatly affect your settlement streams as well. Properly allocating your costs and maximizing your cost recovery, especially with the current pressures on your revenue streams, is more important than ever. This year's Separations and Access Seminar will put even more emphasis on responding to today's broadband network and services, as well as its usual assessment of cost settlements, regulated and non-regulated allocations, jurisdictional categorizations, access procedures, and intercarrier compensation.
Seminar Topics:
- Basic Separations concepts and principles
- Sources of Revenue
- Accounts that affect the Separations process
- Working loops and circuits
- Traffic allocation factors
- Cable and wire facilities
- Central office equipment
- Broadband
- Other investments, reserves & deferrals
- Operating expenses and taxes
- Part 69 - Access Charges
- Revenue Requirement Development
- Universal Service
- Current Issues
All attendees will receive a seminar binder. The seminar includes lecture, group discussion, and sample separations problems. Everyone is encouraged to participate.
CPE Credits:
This course provides 20 hours of CPE credit.
Who Should Attend:
This is a basic level course for separations, settlement, and access personnel new to this area or company, or with responsibility for financial or operational issues. Other management, financial, and regulatory staff who rely on or make use of separations and access data will also benefit from this seminar. There are no prerequisites or advanced preparation required for this course.
