Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Quarterly Contribution Base for the First Quarter 2026

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) submitted the contribution base amount to be used for the first quarter of calendar year 2026 (1Q2026). The total projected collected interstate and international end-user revenue base to determine the contribution factor for the Universal Service support mechanisms for 1Q2026 is $7,604,470,744. This amount was derived using the projected collected revenue reported on the FCC Form 499-Q submissions. USAC has included complete revenue data from 3,171 contributors who filed the required Form 499-Q and estimated revenue for the 189 non-de minimis service providers that had previously submitted information to USAC.