Using a flat-fee system to support the Universal Service Fund (US...
Using a flat-fee system to support the Universal Service Fund (USF) would hit Latino customers with higher costs, several citizens organizations warned Thurs. A proposal supported by FCC Chmn. Martin would base carrier contributions to the USF on a…
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flat, per phone number basis. Since carriers pass those costs onto customers, low-volume customers would pay the same as those who make a lot of phone calls, said the groups, part of the Keep USF Fair Coalition. The USF is now funded on a revenue basis, so low-volume customers pay less than high-volume users. Those who make few long-distance calls or use prepaid wireless phones will either have to pay more or start paying for the first time, said the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Latino Issues Forum and Consumer Action. “Other than older Americans, Latinos and Hispanics account for the largest number of Americans who would end up paying more under the Martin plan for USF” because they are very low income according to Census Bureau data, the groups said in a news release.