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A Year of Challenges for the Universal Service Fund

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  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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High Court Watcher: SCOTUS Might Not Want to Upend Universal Service

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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.  That’s the percentage of interstate voice revenue telecoms pay into the fund. WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Lawyers Backing FCC Cautiously Optimistic Ahead of Supreme Court USF Case Showdown

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billion broadband subsidy expressed cautious optimism Wednesday, one week ahead of March 26 Supreme Court oral arguments in FCC v. In a rare show of consensus, the case has united telecom industry groups, public interest advocates, and both the Biden and Trump administrations in defense of the FCC’s authority.

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