The Colorado Public Utilities Commission staff called for a 25 pe...
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission staff called for a 25 percent increase in the state universal service fee to meet the fund’s obligations this year. The staff said the current 2.7 percent phone bill surcharge should be increased to…
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3.4 percent on Oct. 1 to keep the fund solvent going forward. The proposed increase would add about 21 cents to the average residential phone bill, the PUC staff said. The state fund last year disbursed $72 million to telecom providers. The recommendation for an increase came after the staff conducted its annual review and forecast of universal service funding.