Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- May 7, 2025
What it does
The bill would require the Federal Communications Commission to reform the Universal Service Fund by expanding the contribution base to include broadband providers and certain edge providers, such as large streaming services and social media platforms, on an equitable and nondiscriminatory basis. It would also create a new mechanism to support broadband providers in high-cost areas while limiting support to no more than one eligible telecommunications carrier per area. Small edge providers with less than 3% of U.S. broadband data transmission and under $5 billion in U.S. revenue would be exempt from contributing. The FCC would enforce these rules under its existing Communications Act…
No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.