House Telecom Subcommittee Chmn. Upton (R-Mich.) said he would en...
House Telecom Subcommittee Chmn. Upton (R-Mich.) said he would encourage Rep. Terry (R-Neb.) to urge Senate approval of universal service fund (USF) legislation before addressing it in the House (CD June 24 p10). Terry and Sen. Smith (R- Ore.),…
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who have introduced legislation that would change USF distribution so that more western states would receive part of the “non-rural” fund, said Wed. they would try to find ways to move the bills through legislative riders. Upton said Thurs. that the House has passed several bills that the Senate hasn’t acted upon. Upton said he supported the changes and wouldn’t be opposed to addressing these issues in a stand-alone bill (as opposed to comprehensive USF reform that’s expected next year), but said the Senate should act first.