Protect
Your Vital
Connections
Millions of Americans could lose access to affordable telephone and internet this summer. Congress must act to preserve the Universal Service Fund and keep our communities connected.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS
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What’s at Stake
The Universal Service Fund (USF) ensures every American — no matter where they live — can access baseline phone and internet. Importantly, it also allows Americans access to telehealth and education that would not otherwise be possible. Today, the USF’s future is in jeopardy after a controversial, precedent-breaking court decision. If Congress fails to act and the USF is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, rural communities, and hospitals, schools and libraries nationwide will be disconnected from essential communication services.
USF’s Impact by State
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- United States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
schools
and libraries lose
broadband funding
students
lose connectivity
consumers
can’t afford phone
and/or internet
care providers
are disconnected, impacting
access to telemedicine
loses connectivity
especially the nation’s most
rural and remote communities
YOUR VOICE MATTERS
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