Armstrong Group, a Butler County internet company, agreed to pay $6.5M for allegedly violating FCC rules by inflating subsidies through the High-Cost Program of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF).
Butler County internet company, Armstrong Group, agreed to pay $6.5M to resolve False Claims Act allegations, accusing them of violating FCC rules by inflating subsidies through the High-Cost Program of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF). The High-Cost Program, one of four USF programs, aims to provide communication services to rural, insular, and high-cost areas at rates comparable to urban areas.
July 12, 2024
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