The new approach to subsidized broadband emphasizes satellite terminals that are initially inexpensive, but can cost more over time.

The Universal Service Fund spent $8.4 billion in 2024 on phone and broadband subsidies for rural and low-income households.

The Supreme Court leaned toward upholding a $9 billion subsidy program that funds phone and internet services in rural areas ...

The internet connection itself has also allowed her to get easy access to medical records online ... the ACP offers a one-time subsidy of $100 for eligible low-income households in need of ...

Subsidies, M&As, infrastructure strategies and network facilitation are shaping a landscape where traditional boundaries are ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a major challenge to the federal “E-rate program,” which ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed poised to uphold the federal program that provides schools, libraries, and underserved areas with access to affordable telephone and high-speed internet services.

Tens of millions of Americans have benefited from the programs that receive money from the fund and eliminating it “would ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the FCC subsidies cover only phone and internet services. “It a very real constraint. They are the only two services that have been identified,” Sotomayor said.

Democrats fear changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program under Trump will shift funds from fiber installations to SpaceX's Starlink.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the FCC subsidies cover only phone and internet services. “It a very real constraint. They are the only two services that have been identified,” Sotomayor said.