Under a law Congress passed in 1996, telecommunications companies are charged a Universal Service Fund fee – passed on to customers − that boosts phone and internet service to households and ...

The case before the Supreme Court, known as FCC v. Consumers' Research, involves the commission's Universal Service Fund, which is supported by contributions from communications carriers.

Which is why Congress created the Universal Service Fund. It effectively taxes telephone and internet service providers, and ...

If the circuit court ruling is upheld, it would be a blow not only to school bus based Wi-Fi but also to other services ...

The Universal Service Fund spent $8.4 billion in 2024 on phone and broadband subsidies for rural and low-income households. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology ...

who said the operation of the Federal Communication Commission’s Universal Service Fund violates the “non-delegation doctrine.” In short, the group alleges that the FCC and Universal Service ...

Telecommunications companies are charged a Universal Service Fund fee – passed on to customers – that boosts phone and internet service to households and hospitals in rural areas, to low ...