Posted on 16. Feb, 2006 by NetworkIP in Media Coverage
FCC Universal Service program deeply flawed and getting worse
For “prepaid” telecommunications service providers there is arguably no regulatory issue more important than the Universal Service Fund (USF). The USF assessment, an inconvenient regulatory burden when first implemented in 1998, is now an unmanageable and escalating surcharge that is jeopardizing the stability and efficiency of the U.S. prepaid telecommunications market. The time has come for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reform the flawed USF program in a manner that reduces the contribution rate and ensures a level playing field for prepaid service providers.
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Written by: Pete Pattullo