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InternetNews January 5, 2007 Roy Mark	Stevens Seeks USF Expansion to Broadband Alaskan senator seeks new funds to subsidize telecom services to rural and high-cost areas.
InternetNews August 3, 2005 Roy Mark	VoIP Providers Targeted in Rural Broadband Fund New bill seeks to make all two-way voice services contribute to a fund financing rural broadband rollout. The intent of the bill is to ensure all Americans have access to high-speed Internet.
InternetNews November 15, 2005 Roy Mark	Will VoIP Ante up For USF Dues? Lawmakers hope a new plan would expand payment obligations to VoIP providers and cable companies offering Internet telephone services.
InternetNews April 4, 2006 Roy Mark	USF Reform Hits House Two U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation last week to extend Universal Service Fund contributions to Voice over IP and broadband services.
InternetNews June 15, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Launches E-Rate Inquiry The Federal Communications Commission is launching a comprehensive review of the school and library Internet subsidy plan.
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Float New Fees on VoIP Those extra fees on your regular and wireless phone service could be headed for your broadband and VoIP bill too, under a draft bill that's floating in the U.S. House.
InternetNews June 21, 2006 Roy Mark	VoIP Bills Set to Increase In a long anticipated move, the Federal Communications Commission ruled today Voice over IP services must contribute a portion of their revenues to the Universal Service Fund
InternetNews April 21, 2010	FCC Begins Moving USF Subsidy to Broadband In its first meeting following the release of the national broadband plan, Federal Communications Commission votes to convert USF subsidy to fund Internet service.
InternetNews February 8, 2011	FCC Begins USF Transition to Broadband Commissioners vote unanimously to begin the process of overhauling $8 billion federal telecom subsidy to eliminate waste and shift funding from telephone service to broadband.
InternetNews November 6, 2009	Lawmakers Float Bill to Boost Rural Broadband House panel set to consider legislation to shift federal funding to broadband service.
InternetNews May 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Bush Broadband Goal Fading A new Government Accountability Office report says 28 percent of Americans had high-speed connections in 2005.
Information Today April 29, 2014 Nancy K. Herther	FCC and IMLS Focus on Libraries, Broadband, and the Future of Net Neutrality Libraries as Key to Addressing the Digital Divide... The FCC Announces a Game-Change for Net Neutrality... Governmental and Business Efforts to Speed Up Access...
InternetNews June 19, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	FCC Calls For More And Less Competition FCC Chairman Kevin Martin thinks his commission is on the right path, but a more competitive environment for video, broadband and wireless connectivity across the U.S. is needed.
InternetNews June 1, 2007 Roy Mark	Court Rules VoIP Providers Must Pay USF Fees Internet telephone companies like Vonage must contribute to the Universal Service Fund, a federal appeals court ruled Friday afternoon.
InternetNews June 24, 2010	Senators Clash Over Use of FCC Broadband Plans Senators on both sides have ideas on how to reform the Universal Service Fund, they just can't agree on which idea to use.
InternetNews April 19, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Revive Net Connect Tax Ban Just months after Congress extends Internet access tax ban by four years, senators push to make measure permanent.
InternetNews August 29, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC on Verizon's DSL Fee Case The Federal Communications Commission wants some answers from Verizon about a new fee it imposed on its DSL customers.
InternetNews March 31, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Bush Calls for Universal Broadband by 2007 The president calls for affordable, high-speed Internet access for all Americans. How to get there?
InternetNews November 17, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Brokers Internet Access Tax Deal Senate negotiators said late Wednesday afternoon that they had cleared the way for Congress to approve a new Internet access tax moratorium that will ban tariffs on most dial-up and broadband connections for the next four years.
InternetNews November 3, 2004 Roy Mark	Post Election, Tech Issues Await Congress Is Voice Over IP an interstate service and exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs?... Legislation is still pending on reviving the expired Internet access tax moratorium and spyware... etc.
InternetNews February 27, 2006 Roy Mark	Rural America Closing Broadband Gap According to a new study, 24 percent of adult rural Americans went online with a high-speed connection by end of 2005, compared to 39 percent of home broadband users in urban and suburban areas.
InternetNews January 5, 2007 Roy Mark	Wyden: Ban Internet Tax For Good Legislation would put an end to extensions but allow grandfathered states to continue to tax Internet access.
PC Magazine November 1, 2009 Chloe Albanesius	The Truth About Broadband According to a new study, "high-speed" Internet may be an overstatement.
InternetNews June 2, 2006 Michael Hickins	Juneau Something New 'Bout Net Neutrality? Alaska Senator Ted Stevens' dedication to the Universal Service Fund raises the likelihood of passing net neutrality provisions.
InternetNews July 23, 2010	Lawmakers Unveil USF Reform Bill for Broadband Reps. Rick Boucher and Lee Terry introduce legislation to overhaul the federal subsidy for telephone service to include broadband, expand contribution base.
InternetNews November 5, 2009	NCTA Chief Urges Feds to Rethink Stimulus Plans Kyle McSlarrow, President of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, argues broadband stimulus program neglects demand side.
InternetNews November 19, 2004 Roy Mark	House Approves Internet Access Tax Ban President Bush promised to sign four-year prohibition on connection taxes.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Praises FCC VoIP Ruling Both sides of the Voice over IP divide weighed in on yesterday's Federal Communications Commission ruling that stipulates the interstate nature of VoIP services.
InternetNews December 3, 2004 Roy Mark	Bush Signs 'Net Access Tax Moratorium President Bush signed into law a new four-year ban on state and federal taxation of Internet connections, legislation the industry said was needed to promote universal broadband.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007	Frontier Boldly Goes to the Countryside Here's an interview with the CEO of this rural telecom play about customer service, the competitive landscape, and the company's stock price..
InternetNews September 10, 2004 Roy Mark	Senator: No Tax Breaks For Broadband Lamar Alexander calls high-speed connections the most heavily subsidized new technology in America.
InternetNews April 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Likely to Extend Net Access Tax Ban Urged by President Bush to permanently ban connection taxes, lawmakers are likely to extend new ban.
InternetNews August 30, 2006 Michael Hickins	Verizon Hears You Now, Drops DSL Charge Verizon drops a controversial surcharge, shaving $1.20 to $2.70 off the cost of its DSL plan.
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Approves Internet Access Tax Ban Compromise four-year measure is narrower in scope than ambitious House version.
InternetNews June 15, 2007 Roy Mark	Internet Sales Tax Movement Lagging Some of the country's largest states are rejecting efforts to impose a nationwide system of online sales tax collection.
InternetNews November 5, 2007 Erin Joyce	Congress, Taxes and Broadband The tax moratorium lives another seven years. Will free community broadband access survive as well?
PC Magazine May 16, 2011 Sascha Segan	Will AT&T's Rural Broadband Be First-Class or Second-Rate? AT&T's broadband promises may not fulfill the hunger of rural residents for fast Internet.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2010 Eric Jhonsa	Want Faster Broadband? Don't Count on the FCC The FCC's plan lacks the resources and political support to deliver faster Internet connections.
Entrepreneur September 2008 Mike Hogan	Let's Cut This Short If you've been hoping for an end to early termination fees, sorry - they're still here.
InternetNews June 25, 2004 Roy Mark	Bush Stumps For Internet Access Tax Ban President outlines broadband policy calling for fewer taxes and less regulations to achieve universal access by 2007.
InternetNews April 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	FCC Takes First Step Toward Broadband Strategy FCC formally begins work to draw a roadmap for universal, affordable access to high-speed Internet as directed under the economic stimulus package.
InternetNews June 11, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Microsoft Joining Broadband Initiative Microsoft is teaming with advocacy groups to promote broadband connectivity in schools, libraries and healthcare facilities.
InternetNews April 27, 2004 Roy Mark	New Maneuvers on Internet Access Ban Parliamentary maneuvering bottles McCain amendment for a four-year ban on taxing Internet connections.
InternetNews October 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Urge FCC to Regulate VoIP House members write a letter to the commission, saying Voice over IP telephony issues are too important to await pending legislation.
InternetNews July 5, 2007 Roy Mark	Broadband Growth Slowing in U.S. Latest Pew report shows 47 percent of American consumers have a high-speed Internet connections.
InternetNews August 19, 2004 Roy Mark	Copper Remains Golden for Legacy Networks Baby Bells, others agree to call a truce and produce an industry consensus rate reform solution to the FCC.
Entrepreneur August 2005 Mike Hogan	Up VoIP Creek Have an emergency plan while VoIP providers work on 911 shortcomings.
InternetNews October 24, 2006 Roy Mark	'Net Coalition Raps AT&T-BellSouth Merger AT&T's network neutrality concessions for Federal Communications Commission approval of the AT&T-BellSouth merger don't go far enough, a coalition opposing the deal contended today.