Texas Universal Service Fund Reform
On Friday, April 25, 2008, the three-member Public Utility Commission (PUC) unanimously approved a settlement agreement reached by several phone companies, PUC staff, the USF Reform Coalition and the Office of Public Utility Council to reduce consumers’ largest telephone tax, the Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF), by $144 million. Read USF Reform Coalition Press Release.

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Digital Television Transition

By law, American television stations will end all analog broadcasts on February 17, 2009 and begin broadcasting exclusively in a digital format. This frees up spectrum for police and other emergency personnel, plus provides better video and sound quality, more channels and choice. Television sets connected to cable, satellite or a telephone company video service provider should not be affected, but TV sets that are not connected to cable or satellite, or do not have a built-in digital tuner, will need a converter box to continue receiving and displaying broadcast television after the transition occurs. Learn More +