Universal Service Fund
On 3/16/23 bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed at strengthening the USF by expanding the contributions base. Titled the Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act,…
Universal Service Fund
In the recent days and weeks there has been a great deal of discussion at the FCC regarding the issue of Enhanced ACAM (see ICORE Blog entry of 1/20/23). Representatives…
Universal Service Contribution Factor Challenged on Constitutional Grounds
A group calling itself Consumers’ Research, Cause Based Commerce, Inc. has filed comments with the FCC asking that its proposed fourth quarter USF contribution factor be rejected, and that any…
What Will USF Look Like in the Future?
NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association recently presented several suggestions for long term USF stability to the FCC. New grant programs must be implemented, it said, to avoid certain smaller rural carriers…
USTelecom-Offers Long Term USF Solutions to the FCC
USTelecom—The Broadband Association recently offered a variety of long term, common sense proposals to the FCC. It said, in summary, that: USF is now, and will remain, necessary for the…
NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association — Questions USF Budget Control Mechanism
In a recent meeting with FCC staff, NTCA expressed serious concerns over the impacts of the resurgent budget control mechanism on rural LECs receiving cost based Connect America Loop Support…
Bill Requires FCC to Consider USF Contributions from New Sources
A bill introduced by Republican Senators Shelley Moore-Caputo, WV, Roger Wicker, MS, and Todd Young, IN, would order the FCC to conduct a feasibility study of collecting USF payments from…
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