The Computer & Communications Industry Assn. asked the U.S. Appea...
The Computer & Communications Industry Assn. asked the U.S. Appeals Court, D.C., to reverse and remand the FCC’s June 21 order imposing Universal Service fees on VoIP services. The group is challenging the agency’s legal authority in the matter.…
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“The FCC’s decision to impose USF payment obligations on VoIP providers is an ill-advised step toward regulating the Internet,” said Ed Black, CCIA pres. “This order imposes the burden of supporting an outdated Universal Service program that subsidizes 19th Century technology on an innovative new technology still in its infancy. Common sense and sound public policy tells us that this logic is backwards.”