New Report on how USF Changes could Harm America’s Colleges and Universities

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FLUNKING NUMBERS: HOW CHANGING USF WOULD HARM UNIVERSITIES
[SOURCE: The Keep Universal Service Fund Fair Coalition]
The Keep Universal Service Fund Fair Coalition has released new research. Based on an American Council on Education (ACE) review of potential USF contribution
hikes for a representative cross-section of 15 U.S. colleges and institutions, it appears that the average college and university would see its USF phone bill rise from an average of $8,971 per year to $82,999, an average increase of 892 percent. Applying the ACE analysis to the wider group of 4,325 colleges and universities in the United States results in an estimated total annual USF contribution increase of $320 million-$480 million per year, with the latter dollar total pegged to the more likely $1.50-per-line USF fee needed to sustain the Fund at its current level.
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New Report on how USF Changes could Harm America’s Colleges and Universities