Alaska House Passes Resolution Urging Congress to Protect Vital Rural Broadband and Telecommunications Services

The Alaska House passed House Joint Resolution 6, urging the U.S. Congress to safeguard the Universal Service Fund, a critical source of funding for broadband and telecommunications services across rural Alaska. The resolution comes amid a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that could dismantle the USF unless Congress takes legislative action. Without the USF, providers have warned they will be forced to terminate services, halt rural construction, and abandon unprofitable infrastructure maintenance, leaving many communities without reliable telecommunications. HJR 6 calls on the Alaska Congressional Delegation and the 119th U.S. Congress to act swiftly to protect the USF’s funding authority and to pursue bipartisan solutions ensuring the sustainability of vital connectivity services.