Lawmakers Request FCC Briefing on Universal Service Fund

Sens Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Reps Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission requesting a briefing to provide insight on the implementation of Congress’s universal service directives and help inform the Universal Service Fund Working Group’s leadership to modernise the Universal Service Fund. The lawmakers request a staff-level briefing covering: 

1. The most recent program outlays and cost projections across each USF program;
2. Assessment of the USF contribution factor and recent fluctuations;
3. Rulemakings or reforms of USF programs under consideration by the Commission; and
4. Any administrative challenges, program integrity concerns, or operational updates pertinent to congressional oversight of the Fund.