Videos - Small Company Coalition

This video offers an introduction to the Universal Service Fund and how that fund is supported by voice (telephone and mobile) users across the country.

_{Sources: Communications Act of 1934: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/19…
Telecommunications Act of 1996: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/tc…
-Info on Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill…
-list from USAC on who contributes to USF: https://www.usac.org/service-provider…
-bi-partisan bill to expand contributions base: https://collinpeterson.house.gov/medi…
-website to find your elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/}

In this video, we discover how Universal Service funds are used and the benefits gained therefrom.

_{Sources: Communications Act of 1934: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/19…}
_{Telecommunications Act of 1996: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/tc…}
_{-Info on Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill…
-list from USAC on who contributes to USF: https://www.usac.org/service-provider…
-bi-partisan bill to expand contributions base: https://collinpeterson.house.gov/medi…
-website to find your elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/}

In this video, the Small Company Coalition explains the biggest problem with the Universal Service Fund in its current form: not all users of the network pay for their usage.

_{Sources: Communications Act of 1934: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/19… Telecommunications Act of 1996: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/tc…
-Info on Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill…
-list from USAC on who contributes to USF: https://www.usac.org/service-provider…
-bi-partisan bill to expand contributions base: https://collinpeterson.house.gov/medi…
-website to find your elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/}

What can YOU do to help make your phone and Internet bills more affordable in the long term? Watch this video to find out!

_{Sources: Communications Act of 1934: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/19…}
_{Telecommunications Act of 1996: https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/tc… -Info on Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill… -list from USAC on who contributes to USF: https://www.usac.org/service-provider…
-bi-partisan bill to expand contributions base: https://collinpeterson.house.gov/medi…
-website to find your elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/}