Groups warn that the shift to bill-and-keep intercarrier compensation could raise voice service rates for rural Americans.

The deal will bring Starlink’s high-speed in-flight internet to 500 American Airlines aircraft starting in 2027.

The attention of those who comment on the FCC’s NPRM will likely be on broader questions affecting the future role of the high-cost fund.

The FCC asked for comments on how to reform the Universal Service Administrative Co., including ideas for efficiency and streamlining rules.

In 2017, an FCC inspector general report gave examples of potential E-Rate fraud and recommended the introduction of a portal.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr cheered that satellite is now directly competing with wireline and terrestrial wireless broadband companies.
