The proposed USF contribution factor for the second...

The proposed USF contribution factor for the second quarter of 2014 will be 16.6 percent, the FCC Office of Managing Director said in a public notice Wednesday (http://bit.ly/On0Zsp). That’s slightly up from the first quarter factor of 16.4 percent. It’s also more than a full percentage point higher than the 2013 second quarter contribution factor of 15.5 percent. But it’s down from a 2012 second quarter factor of 17.4 percent. The proposed contribution factor will automatically take effect within 14 days unless the FCC takes action to intervene, the notice said. Carriers may not recover through a federal universal service line-item an amount that exceeds 16.6 percent of the interstate telecom charges on a customer’s bill, the notice said.