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The FCC should use phone numbers for Universal Service Fund contr...

The FCC should use phone numbers for Universal Service Fund contribution, said the USF by the Numbers Coalition. Members from AT&T, Verizon, CTIA, USTelecom and IDT met last week with Amy Bender, aide to Chairman Kevin Martin. Group members…

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not represented at the meeting are NCTA, GCI, Megapath and the VON Coalition. The FCC assesses USF contributions based on a carrier’s interstate revenue. The coalition wants contributions based on how many phone numbers a carrier owns. That would be easier, provide certainty to consumers and stabilize USF funding, said the coalition.