EducationSuperHighway Unveils New ACP Approach

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2024 – EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit dedicated to bridging the broadband affordability gap, has urged Congress and the incoming Trump administration to establish a permanent broadband affordability program.

The nonprofit's plan released Wednesday, assumes the Universal Service Fund funding mechanism will remain intact, despite its future being uncertain. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on whether the USF's funding mechanism, which collects fees from telecommunications providers, is constitutional. 

Critics argue it improperly delegates Congress's taxing authority to the Federal Communications Commission, potentially jeopardizing the funding source for programs like the one proposed by EducationSuperHighway.