The FCC fined 2 telecom resellers a total of $699,412 for not con...
The FCC fined 2 telecom resellers a total of $699,412 for not contributing to the Universal Service Fund or adhering to requirements for registering and filing worksheets. Filings include financial data to help the FCC decide if carriers must…
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contribute. The FCC fined Communication Services Integrated (CSII) $462,638 for not contributing, registering or filing worksheets until Feb. 2005, 4 years after starting operation. Global Teldata was fined $236,774 for similar violations, but only for a 2-year period. Global Teldata began making USF payments in Feb. but not enough, the FCC said. The firms’ violations were found by an FCC Enforcement Bureau project to identify resellers by comparing its list of registered service providers with lists of resellers from wholesale service providers. Both companies initially told the FCC they didn’t have enough interstate revenue to require universal service contributions. The bureau told them they still had to file worksheets. When they complied, the worksheets indicated both companies had enough revenue to require USF payments.