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title: "Comments to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Communications Act Update"
summary: |-
  ITIF files comments on effective universal service under a new Communications Act.
date: "2014-09-19"
issues: ["Broadband Access and Regulation"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson", "Doug Brake"]
content_type: "Testimonies & Filings"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2014/09/19/itif-files-comments-universal-service-house-communications-act-update/"
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# Comments to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Communications Act Update

ITIF commented on the Communications Act Update whitepaper on universal service, recommending a technology neutral program focused on economically efficient subsidies for wireless, broadband, and voice. ITIF recommended against supporting duplicative overbuilds, and encouraged an expansion of low-income support to broadband.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2014/09/19/itif-files-comments-universal-service-house-communications-act-update/*