Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 27, 2024

  Established by Congress in 1996 to support broadband access in high-cost rural areas and connect schools and libraries nationwide, the USF has been at the center of legal battles, congressional debates, and calls for significant structural reform. On the Fourth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: $42.5 In July , the U.S.

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Telefrieden

JULY 25, 2024

For several years now, a well-funded litigation group has sought a federal appellate court decision deeming unconstitutional congressional legislation directing the FCC to establish a subsidy mechanism to achieve affordable and ubiquitous access to telecommunications and broadband.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The high court agreed Friday to review a Fifth Circuit decision that found the $8 billion-per-year broadband subsidy, funded by fees on telecom providers, illegally took taxing power away from the legislature.  WASHINGTON, Nov. That’s the percentage of interstate voice revenue telecoms pay into the fund.

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