How To Create A Big Tech User Fee To Fund Universal Broadband Service? Here Is One Example: The Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 (H.R. 2929)

Jul 2

Jul 2 How To Create A Big Tech User Fee To Fund Universal Broadband Service? Here Is One Example: The Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 (H.R. 2929)

Broadband, Broadband Funding, Big Tech, USF Contribution, USF, FCC, Congress

How can Congress create a Big Tech user fee to help fund universal broadband service? The Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 provides a good starting point.

Jul 1

Jul 1 House Appropriations Committee Tells FCC To Modernize USF Contributions; Approves $800 Million For USDA ReConnect Program

Tony Veach

Broadband, Broadband Funding, Broadband Grants, FCC, USF Contribution, USDA, ReConnect Program

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations has approved a budget for the FCC and funding for the USDA ReConnect Broadband Program.

Jun 15

Jun 15 Mid-Month News Update - June 1-15 - Broadband, USF, FCC, Copyright Lawsuits, Google, & More

Tony Veach

An update on news from June 1 - 15, 2021.

Jun 1

Jun 1 USF Contribution Base Continues To Shrink

Tony Veach

Universal Service, USAC, USF, USF Contribution

USAC has filed data on the universal service fund contribution base to be used for the third quarter of 2021.

May 24

May 24 FCC Commissioner Carr Calls For Big Tech To Contribute To Universal Service Fund, Help Support Broadband Networks

Tony Veach

Broadband, Broadband Funding, FCC, USF, USF Contribution

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has written an op-ed in Newsweek which calls for “Big Tech” to start contributing to the Universal Service Fund to help support broadband networks.