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…

0 Comments

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…

Comments Off on Bill Requires FCC to Consider USF Contributions from New Sources

Carr Calls for Large Streaming Companies to Share USF Burden

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, in a recent Newsweek op-ed, suggested that large online streaming service providers – Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Microsoft – should begin paying their fair…

Comments Off on Carr Calls for Large Streaming Companies to Share USF Burden

NTCA Renews Calls to Waive USF Cuts from Budget Control Mechanism

In a recent meeting with the FCC, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, asked again that the Commission waive application of its budget control mechanism to certain kinds of universal…

Comments Off on NTCA Renews Calls to Waive USF Cuts from Budget Control Mechanism

Commission Restrictions Lead to New Certification Requirements

As you may know, the FCC has prohibited the use of Universal Service Funds to purchase, obtain, maintain or in any other way support equipment or services from companies found…

Comments Off on Commission Restrictions Lead to New Certification Requirements