New Universal Service Report

[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission/Joint Board on Universal Service]
The staff of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service has released its most recent Monitoring Report on Universal Service. This report reflects information on the telephone industry filed with the FCC through May 2005. The report addresses the various universal service support mechanisms, which amounted to nearly $5.7 billion in 2004. In 2004, disbursements among the four categories of universal service mechanisms were: 61.5% for high-cost support; 24.8% for schools and libraries support; 13.4% for low-income support; and 0.3% for rural health care support. Data presented in the report includes: Industry Revenues and Contributions; support for Low Income, High Cost, Schools & Libraries, and Rural Health care programs; rates; quality of service; network usage; and other issues. The report may also be downloaded from the Wireline Competition Bureau Statistical Reports Internet site, which can be reached at http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/stats Wireline Competition Bureau contact: Alexander Belinfante at (202) 418-0944; TTY (202) 418-0484.
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