Digital divide advocates can breathe a tentative sigh of relief, as the Supreme Court appeared reluctant to dismantle the Universal Service Fund (USF), a program that spends close to $9 billion a year to help low-income and rural Americans access phone and internet service,

The Supreme Court leaned toward upholding a $9 billion subsidy program that funds phone and internet services in rural areas and schools during oral arguments Wednesday.  The dispute gives the

The challenge by conservatives to the program raised questions about how much Congress can delegate its legislative authority to a federal agency.