The Universal Service Fee - "Tax" - Hits a New High

The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the third quarter of 2019 will be 24.4%, absent action by the Commission.

This is a new high for the USF fee that applies as a surcharge -- a tax, in effect -- to all interstate and international calls. In other words, a tax of 25%! The universal service programs won't be sustainable without meaningful reform.