Universal Service Fund: Background and Options for Reform
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This report discusses the idea that all Americans should be able to afford access to the telecommunications network; this is commonly called the "universal service concept" and can trace its origins back to the 1934 Communications Act.
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This report discusses the idea that all Americans should be able to afford access to the telecommunications network; this is commonly called the "universal service concept" and can trace its origins back to the 1934 Communications Act.
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Gilroy, Angele A.Universal Service Fund: Background and Options for Reform,
report,
September 15, 2008;
Washington D.C..
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accessed March 29, 2024),
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