Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Business, Economic Development, & Labor
Appropriations Subcommittee

Line Item: Universal Telecommunications Support Fund

Function

The funding mechanism for the Universal Public Telecommunications Service Support Fund (previously the Universal Service Trust Fund) account is a one percent surcharge on intra-state telecommunications retail revenue; the one percent surcharge is effective September 1, 2011. The fund is intended to subsidize eligible rural telephone exchange customers whose costs are much higher to operate than the state-wide average for providing local exchange and switched access service. The Fund also supports Lifeline Telecommunication Support funding to subsidize low income customers.

According to serving companies' data and statistics obtained by the Federal Communications Commission, the telephone subscription rate in rural Utah remains nearly equal to the Wasatch Front.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$0	$0	$3,776,200	$0	$0
Universal Public Telecom Service Fund	$6,418,400	$6,493,100	$0	$5,693,400	$4,996,500
Beginning Nonlapsing	$6,998,400	$8,350,600	$8,008,100	$4,460,200	$2,978,500
Closing Nonlapsing	($8,350,600)	($8,008,100)	($4,460,200)	($931,600)	($1,509,300)
Total	$5,066,200	$6,835,600	$7,324,100	$9,222,000	$6,465,700

Programs:	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Universal Telecom Service Fund	$5,066,200	$6,835,600	$7,324,100	$9,222,000	$6,465,700
Total	$5,066,200	$6,835,600	$7,324,100	$9,222,000	$6,465,700

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$5,066,200	$6,835,600	$7,324,100	$9,222,000	$6,465,700
Total	$5,066,200	$6,835,600	$7,324,100	$9,222,000	$6,465,700

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