Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) Understanding the Federal Universal Service fee on your bill.

Effective April 1, 2025, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) on your bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 36.3% to 36.6%.  The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 36.6% (0.366) to the charges for interstate services.  The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communications services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States.  If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or email: fccinfo@fcc.gov.

Effective January 1, 2025, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) on your bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 35.8% to 36.3%.  The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 36.3% (0.363) to the charges for interstate services.  The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communications services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States.  If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or email: fccinfo@fcc.gov.

Effective October 1, 2024, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) on your bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 34.4% to 35.8%.  The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 35.8% (0.358) to the charges for interstate services.  The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communications services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States.  If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or email: fccinfo@fcc.gov.

Effective July 1, 2024, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) on your bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 32.8% to 34.4%.  The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 34.4% (0.344) to the charges for interstate services.  The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communications services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States.  If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or email: fccinfo@fcc.gov.

Effective January 1, 2024, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) on your bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 34.5% to 34.6%.  The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 34.6% (0.346) to the charges for interstate services.  The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communications services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States.  If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or email: fccinfo@fcc.gov.

Effective October 1, 2023, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) on your bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 29.2% to 34.5%.  The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 34.5% to the charges for interstate services.  The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communications services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States.  If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or email: fccinfo@fcc.gov.

Effective July 1, 2023, the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) on your bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 29% to 29.2%.  The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 29.2% (0.292) to the charges for interstate services.  The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communications services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States.  If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or email: fccinfo@fcc.gov.