A TAX BY ANY OTHER NAME

In a recent important decision, Consumers’ Research t al. v. Federal Communications Commission, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals where the court found that the FCC’s assessment and collection of Universal Service Fund (USF) fees constituted an unconstitutional “tax.”

In the latest development, on August 23, 2024, the FCC filed an unopposed motion with the Fifth Circuit for a stay of its decision, which the Court granted.   The U.S. Government (on behalf of the FCC), has filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court by September 30, 2024.

Our updated alert, “A Tax By Any Other Name” is at  A-Tax-By-Any-Other-Name.-10.12.24.pdf. For details on our upcoming webinar on this decision, please see  https://wstelecomlaw.com/2024/09/a-tax-by-any-other-name/