# Universal Service Support Mechanisms
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 1997-12-10 · Effective 1998-01-09 · 62 FR 65036
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-32178
- **Category:** universal-service
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 65036
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 54
- **Publication date:** 1997-12-10
- **Effective date:** 1998-01-09
- **FCC docket:** CC Docket No. 96-45, CC 97-21
## Abstract

The Commission authorized the Administrator of the universal service support mechanisms to require payment of quarterly contributions to universal service in equal monthly installments. Allowing monthly payments will reduce the cash flow impact on contributors because their payments will be smaller. It also will better enable contributors to offset their contributions by payments from the support mechanisms. It will not jeopardize the sufficiency of the support mechanisms.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/12/10/97-32178/universal-service-support-mechanisms)
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