East Coast Democratic Senators Protest Their States' Balance of Payments on USF

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The FCC should fix the “disparity” between what states pay into the Universal Service Fundnand what they get from it, Democratic Sens. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Bill Nelson ofnFlorida and John Kerry of Massachusetts wrote Chairman Julius Genachowski. “Wenappreciate the commission’s focus on constraining growth in the size of USF," but then“disparity between USF support and contributions for our states is significant," theynwrote. New Jersey customers paid $4.68 into the fund for every dollar they got back,nMassachusetts customers $3.66 and Florida customers $2.23, the senators said. “Althoughnwe support the concept of universal service and recognize the importance of universal accessnto broadband for all Americans, the USF desperately needs to be changed to address thennumerous inequities and inefficiencies in its current administration,” they wrote.