FCC Bureau Denies CAS Request for Review of USAC Revenue Audit for USF Contribution
FCC staff denied Critical Alert Systems' request to review an audit decision by the Universal Service Administrative Co. that said CAS didn't accurately report certain revenue on its 2009 Form 499-A filing. USAC said CAS didn't provide "sufficient documentation or…
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any other information to support the allocation of its interstate paging revenues for universal service contribution purposes," said a Wireline Bureau order Monday in docket 06-122. CAS, formerly NEP, reported interstate telecom revenue well below a "safe harbor percentage" exempting paging providers from making USF contributions, but a USAC audit determined in 2012 the company didn't provide enough support for its revenue claims, and the bureau upheld that decision. A CAS spokesman said the company recently sold its paging assets to American Messaging Services. We couldn't reach AMS for comment.