WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the $8 billion a year the government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.

Supreme Court Seems Likely to OK $8 Billion Phone and Internet Subsidy for Rural, Low-Income Areas WASHINGTON ... Last year, the court reversed a 40-year-old case that had been used thousands ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme ... led court also has reined in federal agencies in high-profile rulings in recent years. Last year, the court reversed a 40-year-old case that had been used ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed poised to uphold the federal program that provides schools, libraries, and underserved ...

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the $8 billion a year the government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.

“These are the services that all the rest of us take for granted that you can’t take for granted in rural North Dakota ... must be contributed. The Supreme Court has not invoked the ...

A longstanding federal program that seeks to implement this goal is now before the Supreme Court, in a case known as FCC v ... especially in rural areas that are far more expensive to wire ...