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…
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March 10, 2023
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…
September 16, 2022
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…
June 27, 2022
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…
June 6, 2022
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…
March 25, 2022
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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July 27, 2021
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…
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May 30, 2021
