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US Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) asked the Federal Communications Commission on Friday to slow down its plans to make changes to the National Broadband Plan, claiming that it would reduce the amount of resources available to broadband internet investment in rural telecommunications. His specific objections to the plan are related to the Universal Service Fund, which was originally established to fund the growth of telecommunications services in rural and underserved areas. The FCC wants to use the money that is collected at the state level – a surcharge to phone and internet customers – to proliferate broadband in areas that are having trouble getting real broadband services.
It’s really a sad commentary on the failure of cable and phone operators who have dragged their feet for too long because rural areas don’t provide the kind of profits that more populated urban areas do. And this is not just the case in states like Montana, but in places where broadband should have been available years ago like upstate New York and portions of Western Massachusetts…
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