Butterfield Bows Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., filed the Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act Thursday. It would eliminate a requirement only ISPs designated eligible telecom carriers are eligible for USF. “Millions of Americans still lack access to consistent and reliable Internet service…
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because the broadband infrastructure necessary to serve all households and businesses does not exist,” Butterfield said. “And in urban areas where broadband service is available, there are numerous low-income families that simply cannot afford it.” Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Don Young, R-Alaska, filed the Universal Broadband Act last month. HR-6723 would increase the USF contribution base to include all broadband services rather than the existing model that draws support from phone services (see 2005050064). Charter, NCTA and the Wireless ISP Association backed Butterfield’s bill.