USF To Be Part Of Broadband Plan
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Tuesday that an overhaul of the multibillion-dollar Universal Service Fund would be part of the agency's national broadband plan that the commission will submit to Congress in February, CongressDaily reported. The fund subsidizes the cost of phone and broadband service in rural and low-income areas. It has long been considered in need of an update. "We need to wring savings out of the system, protect consumers, avoid flashcuts, while ultimately moving USF in the direction it needs to go to support our 21st century platform for innovation," Genachowski said during a speech at an innovation conference sponsored in part by Intel Corp. Reconfiguring the federal USF to subsidize broadband deployment is considered critical to achieving the commission's goals, though the fund's inclusion in the comprehensive plan might spark increased controversy and scrutiny.
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