Mr. Bluntman
Supreme [H]ardness
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- Jun 25, 2007
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The giant coffee mug-wielding head of the FCC and his fellow Republican members want to put a hard cap on how much funds are spent on the Universal Service Fund - things like subsidies for the poor to get cheap DSL access, or to build out broadband infrastructure in remote areas.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...on-broadband-for-poor-people-and-rural-areas/
"Adopting an overall spending cap for the Universal Service Fund, as proposed in the recent circulation item, is both overdue and incredibly needed," O'Rielly told Ars. "The commission must inject fiscal responsibility into the USF [Universal Service Fund] by establishing an upper boundary of how much we are willing to take from hardworking American consumers who support the program through higher fees on their phone bills."
What are your thoughts?
Discuss.
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