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

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 21, 2025

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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