Impact of USAC’s 2017-2018 Budget Control Mechanisms

July 10, 2017

Vantage Point Solutions has analyzed USAC’s newly released budget control mechanisms (BCMs) taking effect on July 1, 2017. There are a number of key takeaways evident from the data:

1. System wide impacts are modest
2. Per line impacts are substantial
3. Demand for HCLS and BLS-Voice are flat
4. Budget shortfall (and budget controls) are driven by CBOL conversion

View the full Impact of USAC Budget Controls report here.