[asterisk-biz] Universal Service Fund (US only FCC USF)

[Yaro Donchenko]

If Tier 2 paying directly to FCC he is not getting charged for USF from 
Tier 1, he just has to provide Tier 1 with his 499 filer id and fill up 
some paper works.

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Peter Beckman wrote:
> More info on USF: http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/tapd/universal_service/
>
> Like some of you on this list, I work for a small service provider with
> expenses related to telecom of less than $100,000 per year.  This qualifies
> us under the rules in 499A as a "de minimis" telecom provider, and thus we
> do not have to contribute USF directly.
>
> One of my providers is charging me USF on all termination and origination
> products.
>
> Since my provider likely needs to pay USF to their providers, I have to pay
> the USF.  But with so many entities involved in a single phone call or
> origination call, how many times are we paying USF to the US Gov't?
>
> Additionally, for small companies who do not need to contribute directly,
> does this exempt us from paying providers who do need to contribute
> directly to the USF fund from having to pay our providers that USF fee?
>
> L3 (pays USF directly) -> Tier 2 Provider (pays USF directly) -> Small Biz (does not pay directly)
>
> In this scenario, the Small Biz is forced to pay the Tier 2 provider USF
> fees.  In turn, does L3 charge the Tier 2 provider USF fees?  Or is Tier 2
> exempt from paying USF to L3 because Tier 2 now pays USF directly to the
> FCC?
>
> If the Small Biz then qualifies to pay USF directly to the FCC, do they
> stop paying the USF fee to the Tier 2 provider?
>
> Can the Small Biz request NOT to pay USF fees and say they will take care
> of the USF fees directly, but because they are a de minimis provider,
> simply pay none directly to the USF?
>
> All of this USF stuff has my head spinning.
>
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