Universal Service Fund : Background and Options for Reform.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet.

Rural conditions.

Telecommunication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Provides background on the "universal service concept" that all Americans should be able to afford access to the telecommunications network; and describes support and discount programs provided by the Federal Universal Service Fund (USF), established to meet the universal service objectives contained in P.L. 104-104, the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Addresses policy options concerning contribution and distribution methodologies; possible program fraud, waste, and abuse; and USF compliance with the Antideficiency Act. Discusses FCC national broadband plan to ensure that every American has access to broadband capability, and reviews related activity in the 111th and 112th Congresses.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Universal Service Fund

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.