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US may slice USF for rural broadband

Posted on November 26, 2007  /  0 Comments

The US policymakers overseeing universal service fund (USF) have recommended for the first time that it be used specifically to help offset costs of deploying broadband Internet services in rural and poor parts of the country. The board said the FCC should limit the USF’s largest part to $4.5 billion and also recommended a more specific limit on subsidies for wireless service in those areas.   The $4.5 billion figure represents the current size of the rural subsidies.