I have spent most of my life living in rural communities, and many years of it fighting for rural broadband. The USF is probably the least useful and most wast

I have spent most of my life living in rural communities, and many years of it fighting for rural broadband. The USF is probably the least useful and most wasteful of all government programs for rural broadband. The incumbent telecos play so many games with the system that it is a miracle that any of it actually helps anyone. The USDA has some imperfect programs, which while flawed, are much more effective than the USF.