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Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., voiced concerns but urged reform of...

Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., voiced concerns but urged reform of the Universal Service Fund. In a letter Tuesday to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Inslee said the commission should “ease the financial burden on ratepayers, provide support only where it is…

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necessary, offer all telecommunications providers an equal opportunity to deploy to an unserved area and consider the broadband deployment in the coming years.” Inslee said he is “concerned” with the FCC’s current USF plans, but “recognize[s] the important social and economical goals that result from extending broadband to areas that are currently unserved."