The Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline Assistance program would be...
The Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline Assistance program would be expanded to cover broadband, under a bill introduced Thursday by Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif. The bill would direct the FCC to establish a broadband program that provides low-income Americans in…
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rural and urban areas with help in subscribing to broadband service. “Although these households may have some options for broadband access, they are underserved if none of these options are affordable,” Matsui said. The bill would also require the FCC to study the prevailing market price for service and available speeds in calculating the amount of support the program would get.