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FCC doings: Tea Partiers grill Genachowski on USF; Pai urges faster reviews - Fierce Telecom

FCC Universal Service Fund reforms came under fire Wednesday from a panel of "largely Tea Party-affiliated" Republicans during a hearing of the Small Business Committee, according to a story posted by The National Journal. Genachowski The panel, which also included some Democrats, wanted to know from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski why the commission took steps to reform the fund and what was going to happen to the small telcos that are used to receiving the payments as subsidies for providing service to difficult-to-reach customers. "This is going to affect these...

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Published By: Fierce Telecom - Thursday, 19 July, 2012