by Craig A. Gilley (Washington)
In Consumers' Research v. FCC, the Universal Service Fund (USF) is under legal and constitutional attack in the Fifth Circuit. A decision striking the USF would have wide-ranging impacts on the telecommuni- cations industry and the various beneficiaries, such as consumers in high-cost areas, low-income households, schools, libraries, and rural healthcare providers. That outcome, while unlikely, is still possible.
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