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Former Pai Aide: USF ‘Top Issue’ Post-Election

Legal challenges put USF and FCC powers at risk.

Jericho Casper

Jericho Casper

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Former Pai Aide: USF ‘Top Issue’ Post-Election
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2024 – With the 2024 election just days away, telecom insiders are bracing for changes that could reshape key elements of broadband policy.

One such change could affect the Universal Service Fund, a critical program that subsidizes broadband for rural areas, low-income households, healthcare centers, and schools and libraries.

Restructuring the $8.1 billion USF will be “the top issue” that either a Democratic or Republican White House would likely address “from different viewpoints,” according to Nathan Leamer, CEO of Fixed Gear Strategies and former aide to Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai. 

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