§  1.50006   Replacement List.

   (a) Development of List. The Commission shall develop a list of
   categories of suggested replacements of physical and virtual
   communications equipment, application and management software, and
   services for the covered communications equipment or services listed on
   the Covered List pursuant to § § 1.50002 and 1.50003 of this subpart.

   (1) In compiling the Replacement List, the Commission may review
   efforts from, or overseen by, other Federal partners to inform the
   Replacement List.

   (2) The Replacement List shall include categories of physical and
   virtual communications equipment, application and management software,
   and services that allows carriers the flexibility to select the
   equipment or services that fit their needs from categories of equipment
   and services.

   (3) The Wireline Competition Bureau shall publish the Replacement List
   on the Commission's website.

   (b) Maintenance of the List. The Wireline Competition Bureau shall
   issue a Public Notice announcing any updates to the Replacement List.
   If there are no updates to the Replacement List in a calendar year, the
   Wireline Competition Bureau shall issue a Public Notice announcing that
   no updates that have been made to the Replacement List.

   (c) Neutrality. The Replacement List must be technology neutral and may
   not advantage the use of reimbursement funds for capital expenditures
   over operational expenditures.