Rural
FCC Chair Offers Few Specifics on Universal Service Reforms
NTCA’s Bloomfield worries Carr’s push for USF ‘efficiency’ could hurt rural providers
USF
Experts Advocate for Action on Universal Service Fund Reform
'A legacy program that’s done great things for decades,' said one panelist.
AI
Analyst: Amazon Web Services Outage Exposes Limits of Cloud Self-Regulation
Layton urged Big Tech to be held accountable and contribute to FCC programs.
Expert Opinion
The Court Did Its Job, Now It’s Time for Congress to Get Millions of Americans Online
Joel Thayer and Roslyn Layton argue that Universal Service Fund reform will be the next major fight on Capitol Hill.
Consumers’ Research
Growing Support for Assessing Big Tech to Fund Universal Service
SCOTUS is preparing to rule within weeks on a Constitutional challenge to the fund's structure.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on June 4, 2025 – What Happens to USF When SCOTUS Rules?
Defenders of USF counter that the 1996 Telecom Act sets clear limits and that Universal Service Administrative Company's role is strictly ministerial.
Expert Opinion
Roslyn Layton: Congress Re-Introduces Bill to End Big Tech's Free Ride on Broadband
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and a bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday reintroduced Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act.
LEO
Analyst: Starlink Expanding Service, ‘Light Years’ Ahead of Competition
Starlink has about 6,700 operational satellites in low Earth orbit.
Sixth Circuit
Policy Analyst: Expand USF to Include Edge Providers
Roslyn Layton calls for including digital services in USF funding to relieve burden on telecom consumers.
Expert Opinion
Debate Cheat Sheet on the Parties on Telecom and Tech
The world is watching America’s presidential election November 5, and tonight’s debate may be the only face-off.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on February 7, 2024 – Congress, Net Neutrality and Privacy
Sharply divided views pour in following the FCC’s proposal to reinstate the once-scrapped regulation
Expert Opinion
Roslyn Layton: Benefits of ACP Extend Beyond People Who Subscribe to Broadband
Largest beneficiaries of ACP do not participate financially in federal programs designed to promote broadband adoption.
Infrastructure
Urging Need for FCC Action on Universal Service Fund, Expert Says Congress Too Slow
FCC should not ‘wait for Congress to sort through these complex issues.’
USF
Economist Warns of Customer Losses if Broadband Revenues Find Way in Universal Service Fund
A number of players have pitched the idea of having big tech platforms pay into the basic telecommunications fund.
FCC
Brandt Hershman Might Be the Third Republican to Join the Trump Federal Communications Commission
Broadband Breakfast Insight: Some intelligence into the possible third Republican to join the Federal Communications Commission, from TVNewsCheck.com
Expert Opinion
Roslyn Layton: Orwellian Symbolism of Barack Obama, Seeking to Classify Broadband as a Utility, in China
The White House issued a statement of support of government regulation of the Internet.
