Oklahoma USF Shortfall Spurs Move to Edit Contribution Factor
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will hear a motion to reopen the record on state USF and set a procedural schedule to readjust the contribution factor, the OCC said in docket 201900036. The current 6.28 percent factor needs modification to ensure…
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the state fund has enough money, said the Oklahoma USF administrator in Thursday’s motion. Data used to calculate the factor changed significantly since the factor was set, it said. Total intrastate revenue was lower than expected from July to September, a trend that will likely continue, and funding needs will exceed what the administrator previously estimated, it said. Also Thursday, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission staff urged commissioners not to recommend to the legislature any changes to state USF’s size, purpose or structure. "To date, the $30 million cap has been sufficient to cover the various demands on the fund that fall within the support programs currently in place,” it said in docket 19-00046-UT. The commission can make short-term tweaks through rulemaking or order, staff said. CTIA told the New Mexico PRC to wait to recommend USF changes (see 1911010022).