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Submitted: August 11, 2006 - 2:17pm
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 3:29am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 3:29am
NCTA OKAY WITH USF CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT NOT WITH FCC CALCULATIONS
[SOURCE: CED Magazine, AUTHOR: Brian Santo]
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) sent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a letter this week saying it supports the Commission's decision to have interconnected VoIP providers contribute to the Universal Service Fund (USF), but objected to the methods the FCC proposes to calculate the contributions, calling them unfair. Responding to the increase in the availability and popularity of VoIP service, the FCC is looking to revise rules for how telephony providers contribute to the USF, which offers funds for people and public institutions that are either underserved or cannot afford phone service.
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6361494.html?title=Article&nid=2797
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