Did you know the Supreme Court was deliberating on whether to declare the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional? Yup, the current funding mechanism for the E-Rate (and the other 3 USF programs) was in danger of being swept away.
Well, today we can all breathe easier. The Supreme Court ruled: "The universal-service contribution scheme does not violate the nondelegation doctrine." So things go on as usual.
See, earlier, the Fifth Circuit Court had decided that the combination of Congress’s delegation to the FCC and the FCC’s “subdelegation” to the Administrator violated the Constitution, because Congress had delegated too much power to the FCC, violating the non-delegation doctrine. Fortunately, the Supreme Court did not agree.
So if you need a reason to celebrate this Friday afternoon, there you go.
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