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  "description": "The report scrutinized the incentive structure of the Alaska Connect Fund subsidies.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T21:46:52.000Z",
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    "ProPublica published an investigation",
    "FCC’s Alaska Plan",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, May 28, 2026 – Questions over oversight of the federal Universal Service Fund resurfaced this week after ProPublica published an investigation into Alaska telecom subsidies and companies tied to rural broadband executive **Roger Shoffstall**.\n\nShoffstall is the CEO of the Summit Telephone Company, which provides telecommunications services. Summit Telephone is a participant in the FCC’s Alaska Plan, a federal Universal Service Fund support mechanism designed to sustain communications service in remote Alaska communities.\n\nSee Breakfast Club Membership Options!\n\n\n                            See Breakfast Club Membership Options\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "ProPublica Investigation Prompts Debate on USF Reform",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-17T09:48:38.510Z"
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