UPDATE 1-U.S. court: Internet phone carriers must pay into fund

(Reuters) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said
the Federal Communications Commission was within its authority
last year when it issued an order requiring providers of
voice-over-Internet protocol, or VOIP, service to pay into the
Universal Service Fund.




The fund subsidizes phone service to rural and low-income
areas as well as communications services and Internet access for
schools, hospitals and libraries.


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