The FCC would get its full request of $355.5 million...
The FCC would get its full request of $355.5 million for FY 2011 if Congress approves the latest version of its omnibus spending bill, which was released Tuesday. The bill appropriates $41.5 million for the NTIA, including money for oversight…
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of broadband stimulus grants. The bill also includes an Anti-Deficiency Act exemption of interest to the telecom industry. The Universal Service Fund program needs an annual exemption from ADA, which sets accounting rules for federal programs. Due to USF’s unique accounting methodology, the program would technically violate the Act without the exemption, which must be obtained in every budget cycle. Also of interest, the bill prohibits the FCC from adopting a restriction limiting USF funding to primary lines. Senate Democrats hope to move the 1,900-page bill to the floor within the next week.