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USTelecom told the FCC it supported a universal service contribut...

USTelecom told the FCC it supported a universal service contributions plan that would assess fees on residential services based on “working telephone numbers and connections for broadband services.” The organization urged a slightly different fee plan for business services…

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-- based on telephone numbers and “either bandwidth tier connections or interstate revenues.” USTelecom said in an ex parte filing last week that the contributions methodology should reflect changes in the market by broadening the base of contributions, shouldn’t “distort customer purchasing decisions” and should be easy to implement.