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Wow. 5th a circuit throws a HUGE wrench in USF. FCC Chair Rosenworcel calls the decision “misguided and wrong.” ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…

So … this is rather consequential (said in an understated tone). What the heck are we supposed to do now? Ya think Congress can fix this in a jiffy? BREAKING: 5th Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Universal Service Fund - Law360 law360.com/articles/18617…

. @UScellular, TDS announce sale of @UScellular's wireless operations and about 30% of spectrum to @TMobile for $4.4 billion, including cash and up to about $2 billion of assumed debt.

A thread on universal service fund (USF) contribution reform - especially the inanity of simplistic arguments that reasonable reforms to shore up the system will somehow lead to customers fleeing from their broadband services due to lack of affordability... 1/

“To grant partial amnesty with either reduced or no penalties would effectively set a dangerous precedent that any excuse would be sufficient to default on commitments made to rural households,” NRECA said in a letter to the @FCC regarding RDOF defaulters. bit.ly/43EvAZt

"We're going to keep going until it doesn't make sense anymore," said Mike Laskowsky. United Wireless operates a mobile and fixed wireless network across 120 cell towers in parts of Southwest Kansas. "We're going to stay in mobile as long as we can." lightreading.com/broadband/its-…?

Today, the Sixth Circuit denied a petition challenging the constitutionality of the FCC’s administration of the universal service fund (USF). This decision is a win for the millions of consumers & anchor institutions that rely upon the services supported by the USF.