Supreme Court to review 5th Circuit ruling that upends Universal ...
2 days ago · The Universal Service Fund is an $8 billion-a-year system that subsidizes the expansion of telecom networks with grants to Internet service providers and makes access …
Supreme Court takes up dispute over FCC fund that subsidizes ... - CBS News
5 days ago · Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a …
Why E-rate’s future is now in the hands of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will review the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in July striking down the funding mechanism for the Universal Service Fund as unconstitutional. E-rate, which …
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Universal Service Fund ...
2 days ago · The nearly 30-year-old USF, administered by the private Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), supports telecom services through four programs: the High …
Supreme Court takes up another federal agency power challenge
5 days ago · The Justice Department petitioned the high court to take up the case after a lower panel ruled unconstitutional the funding mechanism for the program, called the Universal …
The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income ...
5 days ago · The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a case involving funding for a major broadband subsidy program, the Universal Service Fund (USF).
Appeals judges rule against fund used to ... - Associated Press News
Jul 25, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses …
5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an ...
Jul 25, 2024 · A US appeals court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional, finding Universal Service fees on phone bills to be a …
This $8 billion federal internet-access program is in peril
Aug 21, 2023 · Over the past 26 years, the Universal Service Fund — a federal subsidy pool collected monthly from American telephone customers — has spent close to $9 billion a year …
Appeals court rules FCC’s Universal Service Fund is …
Jul 25, 2024 · 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 …