U.S. colleges could see a ’staggering annual increase’ in phone f...
U.S. colleges could see a “staggering annual increase” in phone fees if the FCC moves to a numbers or connections system for collecting universal service fund contributions, the Keep USF Fair Coalition said Thurs. The group -- which has…
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conducted a long-running campaign against the numbers approach proposed by FCC Chmn. Martin -- said colleges could see an increase of as much as $480 million, which could translate to phone service cuts and higher tuition. The coalition said a study shows that colleges could see their USF fees rise to an average of $82,999 from $8,971 now. The fees, paid by telecom carriers, usually are passed on to customers. Under a numbers approach, carriers would contribute to the USF by paying a per-phone number fee, probably around $1, rather than making contributions based on a percentage of revenue, as in the current system.