Internet Phone Calls Caught in Crossfire As FCC Adopts Rural Broadband Subsidies The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted a radical changeover to the $4.5 billion Universal Service Fund, which will now channel the bulk of subsidies to rural broadband deployment instead of rural phone development. That means more Americans will be turning to Voice Over Internet Protocol phoning. But the FCC's move, ironically, highlights that VOIP's future is uncertain ...
UPDATE 1-U.S. FCC shifts subsidy fund to broadband * FCC vote aims to help 18 mln with no broadband access* Shifts $4.5 bln in phone subsidies to broadband* Group concerned about potential rise in phone billsBy Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) ...
East Texas broadband plan rolls on despite delays Despite delays, an East Texas telecommunications provider is working to extend broadband Internet infrastructure through portions of the region in advance of a federal deadline.
Broadband sales boost BT profits A sharp increase in the number of broadband customers for BT, the UK's leading fixed-line phone company, underpinned earnings and profit growth over the past quarter even as economic headwinds began to ...
FCC set to unveil rules for rural broadband fund Federal regulators are set to reveal their plan Thursday for an overhaul of the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor, with the goal of redirecting the money toward broadband expansion.
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