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Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. In the NAL, we briefly described the universal service program, including the mechanisms established by the Commission in response to Congress' 1996 amendments to the Communications Act creating the universal service program. The Commission gave USAC the authority to bill carriers monthly, starting in February 1998, for their contributions.4 3. Intellicall, an interstate telecommunications service provider, does not dispute its liability for universal service contributions. Since it began receiving invoices, Intellicall has paid approximately four million dollars in contributions, which is a substantial portion of the amount it owes for universal service.