USF Contribution Factor May Rise to 19.1% or Higher in Q4, Gregg Says
The USF contribution factor could rise in Q4 to 19.1 percent from Q3's 17.9 percent of carriers' U.S. interstate and international (long-distance) telecom end user revenue, if projected revenue holds steady, emailed industry consultant Billy Jack Gregg in his quarterly…
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update Thursday. Q3 had a rare projected revenue increase, but "if the long term trend of declining quarterly revenues continues, the USF assessment factor for the fourth quarter will be higher than 19.1%." He said Universal Service Administrative Co. Q4 revenue projections are due at the end of August. Projected USF demand for Q4 is $2.06 billion, $112.3 million more than in Q3, he said.