FCC Proposes USF Contribution Factor of 17.9% for Next Quarter
The FCC proposed an industry USF contribution factor for Q2 of 17.9 percent of end-user interstate and international telecom revenue, said an Office of Managing Director public notice Thursday in docket 96-45. Industry analyst Billy Jack Gregg had predicted the…
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Q2 factor would fall to 17.9 percent from Q1's 18.2 percent (see 1603020012). Total USF program support is projected to be $2.2 billion in Q2, with the high-cost fund projected to require $1.125 billion of that, the PN said. The proposed contribution factor will be deemed approved if the agency doesn't act on it within 14 days, it said.