Supreme Court & Universal Service: What’s at Stake?

On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in "FCC v. Consumers' Research", the case that could determine the future of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The SHLB Coalition is a named party in the case and has filed briefs seeking to preserve funding for the E-Rate and Rural Health Care programs.

The Court will consider whether to support the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision finding the USF to be unconstitutional or to uphold the decisions in the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits finding no constitutional problem.

This webinar will set the stage for the oral argument, outlining the issues and potential questions from the Supreme Court justices. The webinar will feature Jason Neal, SHLB's attorney with the HWG law firm, and Andy Schwartzman on behalf of several other public interest groups.

Meet the Experts

• Jason E. Neal, Partner, HWG Law
• Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Senior Counselor, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society