Supreme Court Will Not Review Legality of FCC's Universal Service Fund
A conservative advocacy group has been challenging the $8 billion fund in court.

A conservative advocacy group has been challenging the $8 billion fund in court.
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2024 – It looks like a major broadband subsidy program run by the Federal Communications Commission is safe for now.
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up two challenges designed to bring down the FCC’s $8 billion Universal Service Fund (USF) as currently designed. The USF was created by Congress in 1996.
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