FCC's Decision On USF Expected Soon

FCC'S DECISION ON USF EXPECTED SOON
[SOURCE: Technology Daily 10/1, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
The Federal Communications Commission is expected to soon accept a recommendation from the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service to cap the multi-billion-dollar universal service fund by limiting subsidies to new participants, mostly wireless carriers. The proposal has drawn mixed reaction on Capitol Hill and is strongly opposed by the wireless association CTIA, whose members would bear the brunt of it. The Joint Board, headed by FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate, will make broader recommendations on overhauling the fund to the full FCC by Nov. 1.
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