FCC defends Lifeline phone subsidy program   FCC approves
broadband subsidy plan  The Federal Communications Commission
has given the go-ahead to plans to create a $4.5 billion
internet fund aimed at improving the provision of broadband in
rural areas.  FCC plans to shift rural phone subsidies to
support broadband instead  FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has
outlined a plan to improve rural broadband services by
overhauling the Universal Service Fund.  French government to
subsidise music downloads