Proposed Second Quarter 2009 Universal Service Contribution Factor

The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Managing Director announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the second quarter of 2009 will increase to 0.113 or 11.3 percent. Total Projected Collected Interstate and International End-User Telecommunications Revenues for Second Quarter 2009: $18.714716 billion. About 58% of the projected program support with go to the High-Cost fund aimed at making telephone service more affordable in rural areas; 28% will go to making telecommunications services more affordable for schools and libraries.