The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the FCC’s universal service fund does not violate the Constitution’s nondelegation doctrine, reversing the 5th Circuit.

The Supreme Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission's multi-billion-dollar mechanism for expanding phone and internet access.

The US Supreme Court upheld the $8.6 billion Universal Service Fund, the annual slate of subsidies that helps cover the cost of telecom services for low-income people, rural residents, schools and libraries.