Proposed First Quarter 2015 Universal Service Contribution Factor

PUBLIC NOTICE
 
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 14-1832     
Released:  December 15, 2014
Proposed First Quarter 2015 Universal Service Contribution Factor
CC Docket No. 96-45
In this Public Notice, the Office of Managing Director (OMD) announces that the proposed 
universal service contribution factor for the first quarter of 2015 will be 0.168 or 16.8 percent.1
Rules for Calculating the Contribution Factor
Contributions to the federal universal service support mechanisms are determined using a 
quarterly contribution factor calculated by the Federal Communications Commission (Commission).2  
The Commission calculates the quarterly contribution factor based on the ratio of total projected quarterly 
costs of the universal service support mechanisms to contributors’ total projected collected end-user 
interstate and international telecommunications revenues, net of projected contributions.3  
USAC Projections of Demand and Administrative Expenses
Pursuant to section 54.709(a)(3) of the Commission’s rules,4 the Universal Service 
Administrative Company (USAC) submitted projections of demand and administrative expenses for the 
first quarter of 2015.5 Accordingly, the projected demand and expenses are as follows:
  
1 See 47 C.F.R. § 54.709(a).
2 See id.
3 See 47 C.F.R. § 54.709(a)(2).
4 See 47 C.F.R. § 54.709(a)(3).
5 See Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Fund Size Projections for the First Quarter 2014, available at 
<http://www.universalservice.org/overview/ filings> (filed October 31, 2014) (USAC Filing for First Quarter 2015 
Projections).  See also Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Quarterly Contribution Base for the First 
Quarter 2015, available at <http://www.universalservice.org/overview/ filings> (filed December 2, 2014) (USAC 
Filing for First Quarter 2015 Contribution Base). 
2($ millions)
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