Wisconsin Bell, Inc., Petitioner v. United States, ex rel. Todd Heath

The Supreme Court ruled that reimbursement requests submitted to the FCC's E-Rate program are subject to the False Claims Act because the federal government provides at least a portion of the program's funding. The unanimous decision affirmed that the government's role in collecting and distributing funds, even if they originate from private carriers, satisfies the statutory requirement that the government "provide" the money.