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Universal Service Fund in Need of Reform, Said Panelist at Broadband Community Summit Event
The Universal Service Fund’s base is shrinking.
The Universal Service Fund, codified in 1996 with the Telecommunications Act, remains the foundation of universal access.
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The Universal Service Fund’s base is shrinking.
Big Tech
A number of players have pitched the idea of having big tech platforms pay into the basic telecommunications fund.
FCC
The legal brief comes at a time when the FCC studies the future of the fund.
Expert Opinion
This shift away from local autonomy for procurement would be the most radical change to the program since its inception.
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If formally adopted, the agency would be changing longstanding rural health care telecommunications subsidies.
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Expanding the number of internet providers eligible to contribute to the fund may decrease costs for telecommunications providers and consumers.
Broadband Data
Broadband providers must now create “broadband nutrition labels” which list pricing and speed information.
FCC
The agency implemented new rules on the Affordable Connectivity Program, which makes a new subsidy permanent.
Education
Industry officials say the commission’s approach to E-rate competition would burden applicants.
5G Wireless
The commissioner also said he thinks Biden will support Big Tech contributions to the Universal Service Fund.
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Letter cites Carol Mattey report, which recommends broadening the base.
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Consultants say the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to do so.
Expert Opinion
The FCC should hit the pause button on a current plan to zero out support for voice-only services.
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A Mattey Consulting report finds broadband revenues can help sustain the fund used to connect rural and low-income Americans.
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April 1, 2021 – Experts are concerns about the long-term implications of the $3.2-billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) running out of money without a plan for what happens after. The fund, created by Congress in December, provides up to $50 in a monthly internet discount for families an
Education
February 2, 2021 – Democratic Sen. Ed Markey’s communications policy focus this Congress will be on net neutrality, children and climate change, the long-serving Massachusetts lawmaker said at a Federal Communications Bar Association event Tuesday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Telecommuni