USF Contribution Factor is Expected to Leap, but Reform Could Prove Difficult
Communications Daily
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Kristian Stout, ICLE Director of Innovation Policy, was quoted in this Communications Daily article on the projected record-high Universal Service Fund contribution factor from 36 % in Q3 to 39.3 % in Q4 and the growing pressure for USF reform. Read the full article here.
Kristian Stout, innovation policy director for the International Center for Law & Economics, said “every new bit of news on USF points toward only greater pressure to reform the system.” But what will happen and when is “anyone’s guess, as there are so many other political footballs in play.”