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Please note that this page is no longer being updated, but it is being maintained online for historical purposes. Therefore, some links from these pages may not work.
For further information, visit Benton's Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service page.
Benton Foundation Papers on Universal Service
Losing Ground Bit by Bit: Low-Income Communities in the Information Age This report looks at the barriers (beyond just income) that are slowing the spread of new technology in low-income communities.
The New Definition of Universal Service
And The Role for Public Interest Advocates to Make Federal Telecommunications
Policy Work in Your State
Kevin Taglang, Benton Foundation
The Next Generation of Universal
Service: Discounts for Schools and Libraries
Kevin Taglang, Benton Foundation
The Next Generation of Universal
Service: Recommendations of the Joint Board on Universal Service
Kevin Taglang, Benton Foundation
Universal Service: A Historical Perspective and Policies for the 21st Century Mark Cooper
Public Interest Advocates, Universal Service and the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Kevin Taglang, Benton Foundation
NetTrans Accounts: Reforming the Financial Support Structure for Universal Service in Telecommunications Eli M. Noam
The Rural Challenge: Changing Requirements and Policy Options Heather Hudson
Universal Service: Policy Options for the Future Susan G. Hadden
Recovering Network Subsidies without Distortion Michael A. Einhorn
Funding the Public Telecommunications Infrastructure Bruce L. Egan & Steven Wildman
"Universal Service in Context: a Multidisciplinary Perspective" New York Law School Conference
Breaking the Bottleneck and Sharing the Wealth: A Perspective on Universal Service Policy in an Era of Local Competition Robert K. Lock, Jr.A Framework for Managing Telecommunications Deregulation While Meeting Universal Service Goals Barbara A. Cherry, Steven S. Wildman
An Outline for Organizing Universal Service Proposals Marlin Blizinsky
Universal Service: The Stakeholder Response James C. Smith
Remarks of Dr. Michael D. Pelcovits--Stakeholder Response Dr. Michael D. Pelcovits
The Social Architecture of Community Computing Allen W. Batteau
The Local Government Perspective: Can the Harmonica Play in the Symphony? Brenda J. Trainor Manager, Regional Telecommunications Clark County, Nevada
Transcending Access Toward a New Universal Service Jorge Reina Schement, Rebecca R. Pressman, Laurance Povich
Universal Service in Vermont Peter Bluhm
Universal Service: Prosaic Motives and Great Ideals Harmeet Sawhney
New Definitions
"Universal service" and the new Telecommunications Act: Mythology Made Law Milton Mueller
NTIA Conference on the Future of the Net Ronda
Hauben
Summarizes the 1994 NTIA online Conference held by the U.S. government and presents the discussion and
reasons presented as to why there is a need for universal access to email, Usenet and a text based browser. Also
presents prototype for public policy hearings.
Universal Access to E-Mail RAND
The Federal Government
Falling Through The Net: A Survey of the "Have Nots" in Rural and Urban America. NTIAThe Global Information Infrastructure: Agenda For Cooperation NTIA
Competition Is The Key Reed Hundt FCC Chairman
The States
Universal Service to Universal AccessContracted by the State of Arizona, Governor's Office of Telecommunications Policy, this paper examines the evolution of Universal Service, describes existing and federal state universal service mechanisms, and charts the future of universal access to new applications and infrastructure, with some light policy recommendations. Designed to be an information tool for policy makers who are not necessarily technologist.
Universal Service in Vermont Peter Bluhm
International
Europe and the Global Information
Society Recommendations to the European Council (PDF Format)
Green Paper on Telecommunications Policy in South Africa
Access and Universal
Service on the Information Highway
The Canadian government has stated that its
Information Highway (IH) strategy will be based on three policy objectives to create jobs through
innovation and investment; to reinforce Canadian sovereignty and cultural identity; and to ensure
universal access at affordable cost.
Defining and Maintaining Universal Access to Basic Network Services: Canadian Experiences in an International Context The purpose of this research is to compare Canadian approaches to defining and achieving universal access to basic telecommunications services with that of other countries and international bodies.
Vulnerable Communities
Latinos in the Age of Information