House Bill Would Require FCC to Expand USF Base
Legislation was proposed to require the FCC to launch a rulemaking to expand USF's contribution base. Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo.; Kat Cammack, R-Fla.; Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas; Jack Bergman, R-Mich.; Diana DeGette, D-Colo.; and Angie Craig, D-Minn., introduced a House version…
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of the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act (S-3236) that was introduced in November. HR-6314 would require the FCC to do a study assessing USF's contribution base and open a proceeding to revise the contribution system. NTCA endorsed it. "There isn't anyone who doesn't think" the contribution system is "antiquated," said WTA Senior Vice President-Government/Industry Affairs Derrick Owens.