Universal Service, Intercarrier Compensation, and the National Broadband Plan

The Federal Communications Commission seeks more focused comment on its universal service and intercarrier compensation (ICC) policies and to explore various policy options that would further the goal of making broadband universally available to all people of the United States. The FCC seeks input on: 1) the size of the universal service fund (USF), 2) the USF contribution methodology, 3) transitioning the USF to supporting advanced broadband deployment, 4) the impact of changes in intercarrier and USF revenue flows, 5) the competitive landscape, 6) USF oversight, and 7) the low-income, Lifeline and LinkUp programs. Comments are due December 7, 2009.