"Without universal service, absolutely there would not be service in the rural parts of the country, because universal service - established 90 years ago, codified in the '96 Telecommunications Act, and then modified years later to include broadband - really [made] the law of the land that every American, no matter where they live, deserves access to comparable and affordable communication services."
"Universal service is what gives companies like our [members] the business case to actually build and operate in rural areas. Without the Universal Service Fund, Bloomfield said, it's hard to make a business case for bringing broadband to rural areas, especially those that are particularly remote."
"Filing the [petition] will allow us to - when the time is right, if the Supreme Court chooses to take this case - have the ability to submit a brief laying out the perspective from the carrier industry. This is what it means, and these are the consequences if you declare this unconstitutional and there's no path forward."
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