FCC Authority To Fund Universal Broadband Service Initiatives

AT&T filed a white paper on the Federal Communications Commission's authority to refocus its existing universal service programs to support broadband infrastructure and services. AT&T's paper suggests the FCC has authority under 47 U.S.C. § 254 and Title I of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., to fund broadband Internet access deployment and subscribership using universal service.