Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Broadband Subsidy

The FCC is asking the high court to reinstate the Universal Service Fund that was struck down by the Fifth Circuit.
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Broadband Subsidy
The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court on Nov. 22 agreed to hear an appeal by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of a circuit court ruling that struck down an $8-billion-a-year broadband subsidy.

The top court’s new decision in FCC v. Consumers’ Research came in the form of an unsigned order. The court did not explain its ruling. No justices dissented.