Alaska House requests support for program that helps rural internet access with billions • Alaska Beacon

Alaska House requests support for program that helps rural internet access with billions • Alaska Beacon

Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, speaks Friday, April 26, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska House of Representatives is backing the preservation of a multibillion-dollar federal aid program that subsidizes phone and internet service in rural America. The legality of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund is being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court, a…