The FCC should fix the “disparity” between what states pay...
The FCC should fix the “disparity” between what states pay into the Universal Service Fund and what they get out of it, Democratic Sens. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Bill Nelson of Florida and John Kerry of Massachusetts wrote Chairman…
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Julius Genachowski. “We appreciate the commission’s focus on constraining growth in the size of USF.” But the “disparity between USF support and contributions for our states is significant,” they wrote Thursday. New Jersey customers paid $4.68 into the fund for every dollar they got back; Massachusetts customers paid $3.66 for every dollar they got back and Florida customers paid $2.23 for every dollar, the senators said. “Although we support the concept of universal service and recognize the importance of universal access to broadband for all Americans, the USF desperately needs to be changed to address the numerous inequities and inefficiencies in its current administration,” the senators wrote.