What government agency is responsible for USF?
The United States Congress authorized the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement the Universal Service Fund. The USF is mandated by Section 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The USF is administered by Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). USAC was created by the FCC and is an independent, not-for-profit corporation designated as the permanent administrator of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) by the FCC pursuant to Part 54 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. USAC is not a federal government agency or department or a government controlled corporation as that term is defined in Sections 9101-02 of Title 31 of the United States Code.
