A Step in the Right Direction
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Joint Board on Universal Service recently released a set of recommendations for modernizing the federal Universal Service Fund (USF). The USF was...
View ArticleWireless Taxes – How Does Your State Fare?
According to reporting by the International Business Times, “the average U.S. wireless consumer now faces a combined federal, state, and local tax and fee burden of 16.3 percent, the highest level...
View ArticleE-Rate Program Funds “Learning On-The-Go” pilot program in 14 states
The International Business Times reports that schools in 14 states have launched the “Learning On-The-Go” program. This program has received $9 million in federal funding through the E-rate program,...
View ArticleMore Voices Speak Out Against Raiding Universal Service Fund
As reported in National Journal: Don’t Raid Telecom Fund to Pay Down Deficit, Groups Urge Negotiators By Sara Jerome Updated: July 18, 2011 | 5:43 p.m. July 18, 2011 | 5:15 p.m. Some of the most...
View ArticleUSF May Transition to Broadband Enhancement
Broadcasting and Cable reports that major telecom companies will begin to jointly file a plan to reform the USF by as early as next week. The FCC has been trying to reach out to service providers for...
View ArticleUSF Reforms Could Bring Broadband to 4 Million Residents
As reported in PC World: Carriers, Trade Groups Propose Broadband Fund By Grant Gross, IDG News Jul 29, 2011 3:10 pm A U.S. Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telephone service...
View ArticleChanges in Telecom Subsidies
As reported by PC World: Groups Push for Telephone Subsidy Overhaul By: Grant Gross A proposal to overhaul U.S. subsidies and shift money to broadband deployment needs backing from lawmakers,...
View ArticleThe Evolution and Future of Broadband Policy
As reported by Broadband Breakfast: WASHINGTON, August 22, 2011 – The beauty of the internet has always been the disconnection of content and infrastructure. Landline phone service was a one-to-one...
View ArticleConnections Between USF Reform and Rural Broadband Build-Out Loans
As reported in Broadcasting and Cable: NCTA Study: Stop Allowing USF to Secure Rural Broadband Loans Cable ops concerned that proposed FCC USF reforms could be “deferred or diluted” for fear of getting...
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