In a major victory for public institutions and the tech companies that support them, the U.S. Supreme Court just preserved the federal funding lifeline that underpins internet access and telecommunications connectivity in...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s universal service fund (USF) framework....more
For decades, there has been broad, bipartisan support for the Universal Service Fund and the FCC programs that help communications reach low-income households and the most rural and least-connected communities in the United...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled in a closely divided 9-7 en banc decision that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) method of funding the Universal Service Fund (USF) is an...more
$100 million in federal funds may soon become available to help health care providers cover the costs of broadband and connected care services. Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on a...more
On August 2, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched an inquiry seeking comment regarding a $100 million telehealth Connected Care Pilot Program for the purpose of meeting the growing need for remote health...more
On August 2, 2018 the FCC unanimously adopted a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) seeking comment on creating the “Connected Care Pilot Program,” a Universal Service Fund (“USF”) pilot program....more