The FCC fined Local Phone Services (LPS) $529,000 for not contrib...
The FCC fined Local Phone Services (LPS) $529,000 for not contributing to the Universal Service Fund. The FCC said LPS began offering long distance service in Kan. in 2002. The company registered to pay into the USF but its…
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2002 and 2003 revenues were considered “de minimis” and exempt from contributing under the program rules. However, in 2004 the company “no longer qualified for that exemption… but failed to file worksheets and make contributions to the USF for that year as required,” the FCC said. The Commission said LPS didn’t file worksheets through the end of 2005 and made no universal service contributions until May 26, 2006.