Telecommunications: Federal and State Unversal Service Programs and Challenges to FundingDIANE Publishing, 2002 - 60 lappuses Provides an overview of current federal and state universal service support programs and discusses the potential impact of emerging Internet-based voice communications on how these programs are funded. The long-standing goal of universal service -- affordable residential telephone service for all Americans -- has resulted in a variety of federal and state support programs. Over the years, these programs have evolved as the telephone industry's structure changed and universal service benefits were extended to new groups, such as schools and libraries. Charts and tables. |
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2. lappuse - For the purpose of regulating Interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the united States a rapid, efficient, nation-wide, and worldwide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges...
1. lappuse - Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr.
3. lappuse - Commission has discretion to require providers of interstate telecommunications to contribute if the public interest so requires.
10. lappuse - Change; federal, state, and local surcharges for items such as universal service funding, 911 service, and taxes; the federal excise tax; and long distance fees and associated universal service surcharges and other taxes.
1. lappuse - universal service" has meant providing residential customers with affordable, nationwide access to basic telephone service.
6. lappuse - FCC also has implemented rules and guidelines meant to reduce administrative burdens for interstate companies whose annual contributions would be less than $10,000.
20. lappuse - Commission, most residential customers purchase a message-rate service that allows 400 calls per month.
6. lappuse - Furthermore, companies with interstate end-user telecommunications revenues that constitute less than 8 percent of their combined interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues are required to make contribution to USAC, based on their interstate revenues only. Some companies, who currently are treated as providers of "information services," are not required to make contributions to universal service.
9. lappuse - Rural companies with local loop costs exceeding 1 1 5 percent of the national average Support allows rural companies to charge lower rates for intrastate services (eg, local telephone rates).