USF and Transmission Services: Look Beyond the End Points

An overview of the Federal Communication Commission’s Universal Service Fund (USF) regulatory requirements for point-to-point transmission services, such as private lines, Ethernet, and wavelength services.

These deceptively simple services can raise surprisingly complex USF reporting issues that result in common audit findings with potential USF contribution liability. Morgan Lewis’s leading USF lawyers will highlight the most common errors and discuss key issues on jurisdictional revenue reporting and documentation, including an overview of the regulatory requirements with a focus on the correct reporting of service revenue on Form 499-A and recommendations for compliance.