Agri-Pulse

Supreme Court mulls constitutionality of Universal Service Fund

The fate of an $8 billion program that funds internet services in rural areas and schools is now formally before the Supreme Court, which seemed inclined to uphold its constitutionality after ...
Heartland

Research & Commentary: State Universal Service Fund Reform

First established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Federal Universal Service Fund was designed to provide telephone service to underserved areas of the country. Soon after, ...
ZDNet

The Universal Service Fund will now tax VoIP: so what?

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American Enterprise Institute

Fifth Circuit to Hear Long-Overdue Constitutional Challenge to Universal Service Fund

Each quarter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determines the Universal Service Fund (USF) surcharge that is placed on customers’ telecommunications bills. The surcharge is calculated by ...
The Journal

Supreme Court Upholds Universal Service Fund

In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund, the primary funding source behind the E-Rate program. E-Rate is one of four ...
Ars Technica

FCC chair rejects call to impose Universal Service fees on broadband

The Federal Communications Commission chair decided not to impose Universal Service fees on Internet service, rejecting arguments for new assessments to shore up an FCC fund that subsidizes broadband ...
Forbes

Taxing Big Tech And The Universal Service Fund

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Leahey is an attorney and law professor that covers tax. In recent comments to the Federal Communications Commission, ...
NBC Washington

Appeals court rules against FCC fund used to provide phone services for rural, low-income people

Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone service for rural and low-income ...
Ars Technica

ISPs ask FCC for tax on Big Tech to fund broadband networks and discounts

Internet service providers are again urging the Federal Communications Commission to impose new fees on Big Tech firms and use the money to subsidize broadband network deployment and affordability ...
The Hill

Universal Service Fund necessary for rural connectivity

Next year at this time members will be crisscrossing their districts in an effort to convince their constituents that they should be reelected. Likewise, challengers will be making the case as to why ...
Agri-Pulse

Supreme Court to consider constitutionality of Universal Service Fund

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the funding mechanism for the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional. The court decided Friday to take up the ...