FCC Releases Universal Service Monitoring Report

This is the fifteenth report in a series of reports prepared by federal and state staff members for the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. This report is based on information available to us as of October 2011.

Section 1 provides an update on industry revenues and the universal service program requirements and contribution factors.
Section 2 includes the latest data on the low-income, high-cost, schools and libraries, and rural health care support mechanisms.
Section 3 includes the most recent Census data on subscribership from the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey. It also includes data on telephone penetration by income by state and a discussion of the impact of Lifeline programs on penetration.
Section 4 includes updated Consumer Price Index data and updated interstate access rate information.
Section 5 includes the latest NECA data on interstate access minutes.