Wisconsin's U.S. Senators Ask FCC to Expand Mobile Broadband Coverage
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 -- 9:14 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Wisconsin's two U.S. senators are asking the Federal Communications Commission to expand mobile broadband coverage in rural areas.Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin are among 26 senators to sign onto a letter encouraging the FCC to use its Mobility Fund to develop and improve mobile broadband service in underserved rural and agricultural areas. The fund is part of the FCC's Universal Service Fund, collected essentially as a user fee on phone bills. It was designed to help wireless carriers cover the cost of bring service to rural areas.
The lawmakers say progress has been made in expanding broadband access, but more is needed to be done in order to bring rural users close to parity with users in more populated areas.
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