47 C.F.R. § 54.712

Contributor recovery of universal service costs from end users

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(a) Federal universal service contribution costs may be recovered through interstate telecommunications-related charges to end users. If a contributor chooses to recover its federal universal service contribution costs through a line item on a customer's bill the amount of the federal universal service line-item charge may not exceed the interstate telecommunications portion of that customer's bill times the relevant contribution factor.

(b) [Reserved]

[67 FR 79533, Dec. 30, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 15672, Apr. 1, 2003; 71 FR 38797, July 10, 2006]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: Cellco P'ship v. Mike Hatch, 431 F.3d 1077 (8th Cir. 2005).

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Cellco P'ship v. Mike Hatch, 431 F.3d 1077 (8th Cir. 2005). · cites it 2× “1981) (en banc), with respect to its claim that Article 5 is preempted, except to the extent that Article 5 applied to Cellco’s attempts to pass along the costs of contributions to the Universal Service Fund pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54.712 (a). The district court also determined…”

Consumers' Rsch. v. FCC, 109 F.4th 743 (5th Cir. 2024). · cites it 2× “FCC regulations expressly permit carriers to pass these “contributions” through to their customers, see 47 C.F.R. § 54.712 (a), and the overwhelming majority of carriers do so, see FCC, FCC 22-67, Report on the Future of the Universal Service Fund 10084–85 , (Aug.”

Kathleen Lowden v. T-Mobile USA Inc., 378 F. App'x 693 (9th Cir. 2010). “47 C.F.R. § 54.712 (a). Because T-Mobile is required to contribute to the USF as a result of providing long distance wireless services to plaintiffs, and because USF contributions may be passed along to consumers, plaintiffs’ Service Agreements authorized T-Mobile to charge…”

Kevin Janda v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 378 F. App'x 705 (9th Cir. 2010). “§ 254 (d); 47 C.F.R. § 54.712 (a). Plaintiffs have not plausibly alleged that T-Mobile drafted its Service Agreements so as to (1) confuse customers into agreeing to a substantial, avoidable charge, Schnall v.”

Wwc Holding Co., Inc. v. Sopkin, 420 F. Supp. 2d 1186 (D. Colo. 2006). “47 C.F.R. § 54.712 . Support from the USF to provide service for high-cost consumers is available to a common carrier who is designated as an “eligible telecommunications carrier” (“ETC”) in the service area for which the designation is received.”

Irregulators v. FCC, 953 F.3d 78 (D.C. Cir. 2020). “See 47 C.F.R. § 54.712 . It is true that the administrator of universal service support uses aspects of Part 36 for some support calculations.”

Rindahl v. Noem (D.S.D. 2020). · cites it 2× “47 C.F.R. § 54.712 ; Janda v. T-Mobile, USA, Inc.”

FCC v. Consumers' Rsch. (2025). “” 47 CFR §54.712 (a). So, in the end, it is consumers who pay for the agency’s universal-service programs.”

Whether FCC's Lifeline Prog. is a Benefit Subject to the Pers. Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (OLC 2026). “47 C.F.R. § 54.712 (a). 3 50 Op. O.L.C. __ (May 28, 2026) B.”

Telstar Resource Grp., Inc. v. MCI, Inc., 476 F. Supp. 2d 261 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). “§ 254 (d), and those carriers are allowed to recover the fees from end-users, 47 C.F.R. § 54.712 . See generally In re Universal Serv.”

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