Proposed Fourth Quarter 2014 Universal Service Contribution Factor

The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Managing Director announces that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2014 will be 0.161 or 16.1 percent. This increase of .4 percent in the contribution factor is primarily attributed to a $315.3 million decrease in the revenue base from the last quarter. The total program collection (revenue requirement) for the fourth quarter is $2.156 billion, which is approximately the same amount as the prior quarter, which was $2.155 billion.