The agency initially established a system of implicit subsidies by requiring telephone companies to charge below-cost rates in rural areas, where it was harder and more expensive to build phone ...

Mr Aquarone said: "The K6 phone box is a lifeline in this small, rural village and when BT said they were planning ... It said: "This decision was made due to the poor mobile phone signal in the area ...

Supreme Court Seems Likely to OK $8 Billion Phone and Internet Subsidy for Rural, Low-Income Areas WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the $8 billion a ...

The agency initially established a system of implicit subsidies by requiring telephone companies to charge below-cost rates in rural areas, where it was harder and more expensive to build phone ...

The subsidies for rural and low-income areas were meant to ensure that phone and internet services would remain affordable. A decision is expected by late June.

The subsidies for rural and low-income areas were meant to ensure that phone and internet services would remain affordable.

The subsidies for rural and low-income areas were meant to ensure that phone and internet services would remain affordable. A decision is expected by late June.