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Supreme Court overturns 5th Circuit ruling that upended Universal Service Fund

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The Supreme Court reversed a ruling that threatened the future of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund .

Universal Service is an $8 billion -a-year system that is used to expand telecom networks and make access more affordable.

The program was challenged in multiple circuits by Consumers' Research , a nonprofit that fights "woke corporations," and a mobile virtual network operator.

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