House Duo: Tap Modem Cash

[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
A House draft bill would require cable operators to contribute revenue from cable-modem services to the federal program that subsidizes affordable telecommunications services in rural areas of the United States. The cable proposal was recently floated by Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Lee Terry (R-Neb) in a draft bill they spent six months preparing. After receiving comments from cable and other affected industries, the two plan to introduce a bill in January. Requiring cable to share modem revenue to fund “universal service” programs would be a first.
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