JD Supra

Consumers’ Research Universal Service Litigation Nears Inflection Point

The Fifth and D.C. Circuit federal appellate courts are now poised to issue pivotal decisions in the ongoing litigation challenging the constitutionality of the FCC’s universal service support ...
No Jitter

Universal Service Reform: An Overview of Changes

The FCC will create two funds: the Connect America Fund, which will provide support to traditional landline broadband services; and the Mobility Fund. For almost as long as the Universal Service Fund ...
NBC New York

Appeals court rules against FCC fund used to provide phone services for rural, low-income people

Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone service for rural and low-income ...
Broadband Communities

What does Universal Service Fund reform mean for rental housing?

How is the rental housing sector working to ensure that reforms reflect how broadband is actually delivered in modern rental ...
Ars Technica

FCC chair rejects call to impose Universal Service fees on broadband

The Federal Communications Commission chair decided not to impose Universal Service fees on Internet service, rejecting arguments for new assessments to shore up an FCC fund that subsidizes broadband ...
Newsday

Appeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income people

NEW ORLEANS — Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone service for rural and ...