Cable Operators, Verizon Throw Support Behind Universal Service Fund Expansion
Broadcasting & Cable, November 18, 2009
By John Eggerton
Cable operators and phone company Verizon both threw their support behind expanding the Universal Service Fund to include broadband, though the NCTA made clear it would have to be a targeted approach. The fund supports telephone service to areas that are hard or uneconomical to reach. Broadband is now considered the new lifeline service.
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