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Trimline Premium join:2004-10-24 Orlando, FL	Where Did All The Money Go? Holy Moly, after all the added surcharges for the city folks to supply rural broadband, where did it go? Follow the money, I say, and ask for a refund. Put the FCC on trial! It's time. -- FWD#537129
	permalink · 2007-08-29 19:55:35 ·

DemonChicken join:2006-10-15 Boon, MI	Rural electricity Horay, In around 50 years im sure we will all hapily have 786K DSL!
	permalink · 2007-08-29 20:00:07 ·

PDXPLT join:2003-12-04 Banks, OR	Re: Where Did All The Money Go? said by Trimline : Holy Moly, after all the added surcharges for the city folks to supply rural broadband, where did it go? Uh, there are no surcharges, on city folks or anyone esle, to pay for rural broadband. The 1996 Telecom Act added a component to the USF to pay for broadband to schools and libraries; that's it. Nothing for rural broadband.
	permalink · 2007-08-29 20:58:15 · Print ·

morbo Complete Your Transaction join:2002-01-22 00000 clubs: ·Charter Pipeline ·AT&T Southwest	Re: Where Did All The Money Go? i'm skeptical. i'd like to see the books showing what USF has been received from taxpayers like us and what is spent for broadband for schools and libraries. the books will show the amount received is MUCH greater than what is needed. hurray for useless USF fees!
	permalink · 2007-08-30 07:54:24 ·

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Re: Where Did All The Money Go?

The USF is a slush fund for large Telephone companies. They receive all the proceeds from the USF. It is a a tax for a private corporation. The rate is set based on the expenses the Telephone companies say it costs them to provide internet access to schools and Libraries. Since there is zero oversight, the program is wrought with fraud and waste.
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