Session 83:  Deeper into USF - Contribution Dilemma

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The unsustainable source of funds for USF must be replaced. By what?

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<h3>USF Sustainability</h3> <blockquote>zoom link: <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85861988110?pwd=MUY2eFZwK3pibkg3YmpORFpUTFpYdz09" title="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85861988110?pwd=MUY2eFZwK3pibkg3YmpORFpUTFpYdz09" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85861988110?pwd=MUY2eFZwK3pibkg3YmpORFpUTFpYdz09</a></blockquote> Speakers:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-dawson-6b23238/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-dawson-6b23238/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Doug Dawson:</a> POTs and PANs: Broadband for All Owner and President CCG Consulting</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-windhausen-jr/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-windhausen-jr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">John Windhausen</a>: Executive Director, Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) </li></ul>Renewed legislation is in motion to address what has long been a consensus on USF: the current model is both unfair and unsustainable. The Universal Service Fund covers some of the costs of: <ul><li>school and library connectivity</li><li>rural broadband and telecom deployments; </li><li>low-income connectivity; </li><li>and a rural telehealth program.</li></ul>Funds come from companies that offer interstate and international long-distance telecom services (i.e., voice services). Reasonable as a mechanism to assure universal land line phone service, but in this age of predominant broadband internet based communications, it's become outmoded.New legislation seems to be in the works. <a href="https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/senate-seeks-input-on-future-of-universal-service-fund" title="https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/senate-seeks-input-on-future-of-universal-service-fund" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Senate seeks input on future of Universal Service Fund</a> Doug and John return to help us explore proposed alternatives in search of a new consensus. Join us! From Telcompetitor:"The two main solutions that are being proposed involve expanding the contribution base to include.<ul><li>Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS)</li><li>Edge Providers (Such as Netflix, Microsoft, and Amazon)</li></ul>The commission doesn’t favor the idea of taxing broadband, saying that it would result in higher end-user fees. Instead, widening the contribution base to include big-tech has gained the most support in the commission.The argument is that streaming platforms (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) account for 75% of the total network traffic in rural areas. Since these companies are profiting the most from USF-funded infrastructure, they should be contributing to the fund, rather than the consumers."

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Session 83: Deeper into USF - Contribution Dilemma

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