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The Honorable Ajit Y. Pai 
Chairman 
United J5tatrs Senate 
COMMITIEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, 
AND TRANSPORTATION 
WASHINGTON, DC 20510..6125 
WEBSITE' http://commerce senate gov 
July 17, 2017 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 121h Street Southwest 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai : 
The Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund (USF). which collects 
almost $10 billion annually, is under increasing fiscal pressure, and two programs supported by 
the fund, the High Cost program and the Rural Health Care program, are facing particular 
funding constraints. In order to help the Committee better understand the nature and extent of 
the challenges facing USF, I am writing to request the fo llowing information regarding USF 
collections and disbursements: 
l . For each year since 20 I 0, please provide annual USF collections; 
2. For each year since 2010, for each USF program, please provide: 
a. disbursements of USF; and 
b. the cumulative total of undisbursed funds at the end of each year; 
3. For the most current annual period for which figures are available, for each USF 
program, please provide the total amount of undisbursed funds expected to be on-hand 
for each of the five years following that period; 
4. For any program for which the Commission has allocated any undisbursed funds by 
Commission action, please provide the amount and frequency of the allocation and a 
citation to the relevant order(s) making such allocation(s); and 
5. Finally, please provide a description of any regulations limiting allocation of undisbursed 
USF funds to a particular program or use. 
If you have any questions, please have your staff contact David Quinalty of the Majority sta.ff at 
(202) 224-1251. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter. 
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