The FCC should revamp the way the Universal Service Fund contributions are...
The FCC should revamp the way the Universal Service Fund contributions are figured and “broaden the base of contributors to include all broadband Internet access providers,” the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies said in an…
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ex parte filing. The current system “is in serious jeopardy of becoming unsustainable very soon.” The commission should quickly “strengthen call signaling rules to mitigate phantom traffic” and confirm that VoIP traffic terminated on the public switched telephone network is subject to the appropriate intercarrier compensation, the association said. The organization also warned that keeping USF at its current cap won’t allow consumers in rural incumbent local exchanges’ service areas “access to broadband services that are reasonably comparable to those offered in urban areas."