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Oregon Universal Service Fund

Basic Overview of the OUSF. Passed by the 1999 Legislative Assembly as SB 622 (ORS 759.425)

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Oregon Universal Service Fund

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    1. Oregon Universal Service Fund Brant Wolf, EVP Oregon Telecommunications Association

    2. Basic Overview of the OUSF Passed by the 1999 Legislative Assembly as SB 622 (ORS 759.425) �The statute requires the Commission to establish and implement a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory OUSF to ensure that basic telephone service is available at reasonable and affordable rates.� (OPUC order 03-082) For the non-rural carriers, implemented by OPUC in 2000 (00-312) For the rural carriers, implemented by OPUC in 2003 (03-312) and subsequent MOU

    3. OUSF Basics Who Contributes? � customers of wireline telecommunications companies, ILEC & CLEC (Comcast contributes but claims they are not obligated to do so) 290 certified Telecom. Service Providers (TSPs) Current Surcharge Rate � 6.55% of intrastate retail services

    4. OUSF Basics Who does not contribute? � everyone else: wireless, MagicJack, etc. �The natural tendency of new carriers is to provide service only for the most profitable services, leaving high-cost services to be provided by incumbent carriers.� (03-082)

    5. OUSF Basics Who receives OUSF support? 25 Eligible Telecommunications Carriers: Non-rural; Rural and CLEC. Not all RLECs receive OUSF support Per line, per month support amount

    6. Who Receives, cont. Support amount varies from pretty moderate to pretty high on a per line basis Support is calculated according to OPUC rule and is designed specifically to avoid any windfall.

    7. OUSF Basics OUSF Support is to be used to: Provide single party, voice grade service that provides access to long distance, TRS, directory assistance, 9-1-1, etc. Does not include call waiting, caller ID, high speed internet access. (OAR 860-032-0190)

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