Universal Service Support: distribution by service provider type 2008

The statistic depicts the distribution of Universal Service Support received by service provider type in the United States.

Distribution of Universal Service Support received by service provider type in the United States in 2008 (in percent)

Characteristic	Percentage of Universal Service Support
Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers	62.4%
Wireless Providers**	23.2%
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers***	6.4%
Non-Traditional Providers*	4.3%
Long Distance Providers****	1.7%
Internet Service Providers	1.5%
Other Providers	0.5%

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Release date

September 2010

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2008

Supplementary notes

* Non-traditional providers provide eligible software, hardware, and network devices.
** Wireless providers include cellular, PCS, SMR, wireless data and other mobile providers. All CETC disbursement from Low-Income are assigned to wireless providers.
*** Competitie local exchange carriers include competitive access providers, local resale, other local and shared tenant service providers. All CETC disbursement from Low-Income are assigned to wireless providers.
**** Long distance providers include interexchange, operator service, toll resale, pre-paid card and other toll providers.
Other providers' services include paging and messaging, payphone service provider, A38private service and satellite service.

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