October 2019

State Board Members Urge Universal Service Fund Reform

In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, the state representatives on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service expressed frustration with their FCC colleagues in coming to a consensus on how to reform Universal service Fund contributions. In 2014, the FCC referred the issue to the Joint Board which is chaired by FCC Commissioner Michael O'Reilly.

Twitter Stands by President Trump Amid Calls to Terminate His Account

Twitter will continue to be lenient with world leaders who appeared to violate its policies against violent speech because the company believes preserving those tweets served the public interest. “The accounts of world leaders are not above our policies entirely,” the company said in a blog post.