USF Contribution Rate to Slip From Q4's 20.1 to 20.0 percent in Q1, Consultant Projects
The Q1 USF contribution factor will edge down to 20.0 percent from Q4's 20.1 percent of carriers' U.S. interstate and international telecom end-user revenue, emailed industry consultant Billy Jack Gregg Sunday. Universal Service Administrative Co. projected USF-applicable telecom revenue for…
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Q1 to be $12.29 billion, $117.5 million lower than in Q4, continuing a long-term downward trend, he said, though Q1 USF demand was also down, producing the slight decline in the factor (see 1811050026). USF revenue for the four quarters ending in Q1 will be $2.17 billion lower than for the four quarters ending in Q1 2018, a 4.1% decline, he added.