Rep. Latta: USF Working Group Still not in Agreement After Fifth Circuit Ruling

WASHINGTON, September 11, 2024 – Lawmakers working to revamp an $8 billion-per-year broadband subsidy still haven’t come to an agreement, a senior House Republican said Tuesday. The Fifth Circuit ruled in July that the fund in its current state is unconstitutional, which the government intends to appeal.

The Capitol Hill group includes members of both parties and chambers of Congress. It's been working Since May 2023 to update the fund’s contribution scheme and to fold in a more permanent version of the Affordable Connectivity Program, the low-income internet discount that ran out of appropriations money in May. 

Rep Bob Latta, R-Ohio, said the group still hasn’t reached a consensus.