{"id":599877,"date":"2021-07-22T10:20:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T14:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=599877"},"modified":"2021-07-22T10:20:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T14:20:42","slug":"senate-republicans-propose-making-big-tech-pay-for-internet-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-propose-making-big-tech-pay-for-internet-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans Propose Making Big Tech Pay For Internet Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-republicans-propose-making-big-tech-pay-for-internet-infrastructure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=599877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rogerwicker-scaled-e1626962734664.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Three Senate Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday requiring the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider collecting revenue from major tech companies to fund broadband internet.<\/p>\n<p>The Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/services\/files\/408AD988-08C5-4DE0-9C00-32EBD0DBB041\"><u>introduced<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;by Sens. Roger Wicker, Todd Young, and Shelley Moore Capito, directs the FCC to consider collecting Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions from Big Tech companies \u201csuch as YouTube, Netflix, and Google,\u201d the lawmakers announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/2021\/7\/wicker-capito-young-introduce-bill-to-explore-collecting-usf-contributions-from-big-tech\"><u>statement<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/general\/universal-service-fund\"><u>USF<\/u><\/a> is a subsidy fund of the FCC that dispenses around $10 billion a year for broadband internet infrastructure in rural areas, according to the FCC website. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/23\/jessica-rosenworcel-fox-news-fcc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: FCC Chair Stays Mum On Efforts To Deplatform Conservative Networks; Accused Trump Of \u2018An Assault On Free Expression\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs online platforms continue to dominate the internet landscape, we should consider the feasibility of Big Tech contributing to the USF to ensure rural areas are not left behind as we work to close the digital divide,\u201d Wicker said in the statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.408163265306\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorWicker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenatorWicker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenCapito?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenCapito<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenToddYoung?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenToddYoung<\/a> introduced a bill that would direct the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCC<\/a> to conduct a study into the feasibility of collecting USF contributions from internet edge providers such as YouTube, Netflix, and Google.<\/p>\n<p>Click for more \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/btpnXB2YiV\">https:\/\/t.co\/btpnXB2YiV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Commerce Republicans (@SenateCommerce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateCommerce\/status\/1417939898783473664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill would require the FCC to conduct a study and seek public comment on the feasibility of collecting USF contributions from Big Tech, as well as the impact the new legislation would have on rural and tribal communities. The bill also asks the FCC to consider the \u201cfairness\u201d of collecting revenue from Big Tech compared to individual taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, Big Tech has been able to profit off of the critical infrastructure used for common day-to-day activities while not helping at a sufficient level to improve those capabilities with broadband investment in states like West Virginia,\u201d Capito said in the statement.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/federal-communications-commission-brendan-carr-baltimore-maryland-marilyn-mosby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: FCC Commissioner Slams Top Baltimore Prosecutor\u2019s \u2018Chilling\u2019 Request For Investigation Into Fox-Affiliate Over Bias, Tucker Carlson Show)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr published a May op-ed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ending-big-techs-free-ride-opinion-1593696\"><u>Newsweek<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;supporting collecting revenue from Big Tech to fund broadband, writing \u201cwe should start requiring Big Tech to pay its fair share.\u201d Carr wrote that he supported Congress enacting legislation forcing Big Tech to contribute to the USF.<\/p>\n<p>The USF is currently funded through a tax on telephone service, according to Carr, but the revenue base is decreasing due to people switching over to the internet for services and communications.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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