Amicus Briefs Support FCC in 11th Circuit USF Case

Amicus briefs from NCTA and Robert Frieden, Penn State University law professor, were filed Wednesday in support of the FCC in the Consumers’ Research case challenging the USF in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (docket 22-13315). Consumers’ Research’s arguments are largely identical in all four of its USF challenges (see 2212280038). The amicus briefs from Frieden and NCTA appear largely the same as those they have filed in the other circuits (see 2212200073). Ending USF and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund would upend the cable industry's ongoing operations and investments and threaten connectivity for millions of people and companies, NCTA argued. Frieden’s amicus brief focused on arguments that the independent funding structure of the USF is in line with common international practice.