By Douglas Jarrett (October 18, 2017, 2:15 PM EDT) -- Trends in wireline and mobile services strongly suggest a refresh to the Federal Communication Commission Forms 499-A/Q is in order. For purposes of brevity, this entry focuses on the Form 499-A. While changes to the forms do not address the challenge of a declining Universal Service Fund revenue base and an accelerating contribution factor or answer long pending Universal Service Administrative Company requests for guidance to the Wireline Competition Bureau, a shift to fewer revenue buckets (categories) aligned with the major services currently provided to customers could reduce the time for services providers to prepare Forms 499-A and for USAC staff to review forms or conduct audits. Other incremental steps are also suggested....
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