Forms and Schedule

• OUS 2 Worksheet 

• ACH Agreement

• ACH Credit Transaction Slip

• Remittance Slip  

• Quarterly OUS 2 Revenue Reporting and Payment Schedule

• OUS ID Number is the Telecommunications Service Provider Company ID # available in eDockets

Information

Within 15 days of the close of a recovery quarter, i.e. the quarter for which contributions are due, the OUS administrator will send an OUS 2 form packet to all Oregon telecommunications service providers (TSPs) and participating radio common carriers (RCCs).  The OUS 2 form will have the appropriate contribution rate for the quarter on line 32. TSPs complete the revenues part of the form and then calculate their required contribution by multiplying Oregon intrastate retail revenues (line 31) by the contribution rate for the quarter (line 32) and recording their contribution on line 33. The completed OUS 2 form is due back to the PUC by the 10th of the second month after the close of the recovery quarter.

An ACH Agreement must be completed and signed by the TSP and sent to the PUC at least 30 days before the first transaction. Agreement forms are sent in the first OUS 2 form packet or they can be downloaded from this website. A TSP has a choice of two methods of electronic payment: ACH-debit which has no cost to the TSP and ACH-credit which, has fees associated with the transaction specific to the TPS's financial institution.

If a TSP is paying by ACH credit, an ACH Credit Transaction Slip must be completed and faxed to the PUC to the attention of David Hillier (See PUC and OUS Contact Information) on the date of the transaction.  The fax number is 503-373-7950.

Once the ACH agreement is established, the amount on line 33 will be transferred from the TSP's account on the 28th of the second month after the end of the recovery quarter. The transfer will be done by the PUC in case of ACH-debit, or by the TSP's bank in case of ACH-credit.

The TSP may pay the contribution by check payable to the "OUS Fund". The check must be mailed together with a remittance slip, which is provided in the OUS 2 form packet, to:

Oregon PUC/Oregon Universal Service Fund
PO Box 2153
Salem, OR 97308-2153

The check and the remittance slip must be received at the above address by the 28th of the second month after the close of the recovery quarter.

As an option, if the contribution amount is less than $100 the TSP may defer payment and accumulate it to the following quarter's contribution. This accumulation may continue interest-free until either the accumulated amount owed to the OUS fund is greater than $100 or four quarters has passed from the first deferment, whichever comes first. When the accumulated total owed the OUS fund is over $100, a payment is required and must be received by the PUC no later than the 10th of the following month. If this option is chosen, it must be indicated on the OUS 2 form by checking the "Deferment" payment option just below line 33.

The contribution rate is lower than the surcharge rate, the rate TSPs charge their customers, to account for the fact that the surcharge billing is included in the contribution revenue base. 

Contributions from providers to the OUS fund are required regardless of whether the provider bills an end-user the OUS surcharge. Providers that have third-party billing and collections arrangements are responsible for making any necessary arrangements.

For a complete schedule of payment dates, see Quarterly OUS 2 Revenue Reporting and Payment Schedule.  For current rates see OUS Contribution and Surcharge Rates.