Sec.  54.203   Designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for unserved
areas.

   (a) If no common carrier will provide the services that are supported by
   federal universal service support mechanisms under section 254(c) of the Act
   and subpart B of this part to an unserved community or any portion thereof
   that requests such service, the Commission, with respect to interstate
   services, or a state commission, with respect to intrastate services, shall
   determine which common carrier or carriers are best able to provide such
   service to the requesting unserved community or portion thereof and shall
   order such carrier or carriers to provide such service for that unserved
   community or portion thereof.

   (b) Any carrier or carriers ordered to provide such service under this
   section  shall meet the requirements of section 54.201(d) and shall be
   designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier for that community or
   portion thereof.