The FCC is creating a Universal Service Fund...
The FCC is creating a Universal Service Fund Strike Force in the Enforcement Bureau, charged with combating waste, fraud and abuse in agency funding programs, said Chairman Tom Wheeler in a news release (http://fcc.us/1qACHZl) Monday. The strike force will be…
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led by Loyaan Egal, who joins the FCC after being a senior assistant U.S. attorney in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The strike force will expand commission efforts, including those of the FCC Office of Inspector General, “to protect the integrity of the Universal Service Fund and ensure that the American people’s money is wisely spent,” Wheeler said. The Strike Force will investigate violations of the Communications Act, commission rules and other laws involving USF programs and contributions, said the FCC.