USF Contribution Factor Is 24.4% in Q3, FCC Says
The Q3 USF contribution factor would grow to 24.4 percent, its highest ever, under an FCC proposal in Thursday's Daily Digest and on docket 96-45. The USF contribution factor rose above 20 percent for the first time in Q4 (see…
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1809120035). Some advocates for the USF urged the FCC to find new sources of contribution to help sustain the program (such as from fees on broadband service) since revenue from interstate telephone charges continues to decline (see 1904020022). The prospect of ever-rising consumer fees played into a recent NPRM on an overall budget cap for the USF program (see 1905310069). The new contribution factor rate for Q3 would be set within 14 days of the announcement without further action from the agency, said an Office of Managing Director public notice.