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A Year of Challenges for the Universal Service Fund

Broadband Breakfast

On the Third Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: 3rd year without the Federal Communications Commission having spectrum auction authority. " “This decision is misguided and wrong,” Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in response to the decision. In July , the U.S.

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Sixth Circuit Denies Rehearing in Net Neutrality Challenge

Broadband Breakfast

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied public interest groups’ petition for rehearing en banc Tuesday, leaving in place its earlier decision that struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s Title II net neutrality rules “The petition was circulated to the full court.

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

Broadband Breakfast

  The Federal Communications Commission, which manages the fund and asked justices to overturn the order, itself had argued the question wasn’t moot as the program still operates with a new contribution factor being set each quarter. That’s the percentage of interstate voice revenue telecoms pay into the fund.

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

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2025 – Lawyers defending the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to manage a longstanding $8.1 billion broadband subsidy expressed cautious optimism Wednesday, one week ahead of March 26 Supreme Court oral arguments in FCC v. Consumers’ Research.

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