Why we can't have nice, and cheaper, things. www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/t...
Trump Republicans Are Destroying Decades Of Policy Progress On Affordable BroadbandQuick background: the $8 billion FCC Universal Service Fund (USF) applies a small surcharge on traditional phone lines to fund broadband expansion to unserved rural homes, schools, and libraries (of which the U.S. has a lot thanks to rampant telecom monopolization). While the USF, like all government programs, hasn't been absent of fraud (usually at...www.techdirt.com