USF Not Immediately Impacted by Fifth Circuit Ruling: FCC Official

NASHVILLE, July 30, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund won’t be immediately disrupted in the wake of a Fifth Circuit decision that found the fund’s contribution scheme unconstitutional, an agency official said on Tuesday.

“It’s business as usual,” Elizabeth Cuttner, a legal advisor to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, said of the fund. “We’re taking a very close look and taking it seriously, but nothing in our day-to-day has changed.”