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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kevin McGill

Appeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income people

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Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone service for rural and low-income people and broadband services for schools and libraries is unconstitutional.

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