Consumers' Research v. FCC

  1. September 23, 2022

    6th Circ. Told FCC's Universal Service Fund Unconstitutional

    Free market advocates challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's fund for providing universal communication services have told the Sixth Circuit that the fees collected for the fund are among the "most regressive taxes in America." 

  2. June 21, 2022

    5th Circ. Urged To Ax Challenge To FCC Subsidy Fees

    A bipartisan group of lawmakers has banded with industry and consumer advocates to press the Fifth Circuit to reject a challenge to fees on telecom services that pay for multiple Federal Communications Commission subsidy programs.

  3. April 19, 2022

    Free-Market Groups Want 5th Circ. To Kill FCC Subsidy Fund

    The Federal Communications Commission has been levying an illegal tax for the last quarter-century by requiring phone companies to contribute to its Universal Service Fund, a cost they pass on to customers, a collection of libertarian think tanks and conservative voices have told the Fifth Circuit.