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Consumers' Research Files New USF Challenge in D.C. Circuit

Consumers' Research challenged the FCC's Q1 2023 USF contribution factor in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, saying "no separate document was issued when the proposed USF tax factor was deemed approved by the FCC on March…

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28." The petition, filed Monday in docket 23-1091, said approval of the contribution factor "exceed[s] the FCC’s statutory authority" and asked the court to deem the factor unlawful. It's the fourth challenge of a quarterly factor by the group. The 5th Circuit denied the group's challenge of the Q1 2022 factor in March (see 2303240049).