FCC Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Universal Service Fund

The appeal follows a lower court’s ruling that the way the government subsidizes telecom services was an unconstitutional tax on phone bills.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Aug. 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 30 to review a lower court ruling that struck down an $8-billion-a-year broadband subsidy.

On July 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found the Universal Service Fund was unconstitutional because it took taxing power away from Congress.