Recommended Decision of the
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
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Table of Contents
TITLE PAGE
- I. INTRODUCTION 1
- II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
- III. PRINCIPLES 13
- A. Overview 13
- B. Comments 14
- C. Discussion 22
- IV. DEFINITION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE: What Services to Support 28
- A. Overview 28
- B. Services Proposed in the NPRM 29
- C. Other Services 54
- D. Feasibility of Providing Designated Services 71
- E. Extent of Universal Service Support 84
- F. Quality of Service 93
- G. Revisiting the Definition of Universal Service 93
- V. AFFORDABILITY 112
- A. Overview 112
- B. Affordability 113
- VI. CARRIERS ELIGIBLE FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT 134
- A. Overview 134
- B. Eligible Telecommunications Carriers 135
- C. Definition of Service Areas 165
- D.Unserved Areas 179
- VII. HIGH COST SUPPORT 183
- A. Overview 183
- B. Calculation of Cost 187
- C. Determining the Level of Support Using a Benchmark 299
- D. Competitive Bidding 318
- E. Transition 350
- VIII. SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS 357
- A. Overview 357
- B. Services to be Supported for Low-Income Consumers 359
- C. Reevaluation of Existing Low-Income Support Programs 395
- IX. ISSUES UNIQUE TO INSULAR AREAS 430
- X. SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES 438
- A. Overview 438
- B. Functionalities/Services Eligible for Discount 441
- C. Intra-School and Intra-Library Connections 466
- D. Discount Methodology 485
- E. Restrictions Imposed on Schools and Libraries 574
- F. Funding Mechanisms for Schools and Libraries 607
- G. Sections 706 and 708 614
- H. Access to Advanced Telecommunications and Information Services 621
- I. Implementation 630
- XI. SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 631
- A. Overview 631
- B. Services Eligible for Support 634
- C. Implementing Support Mechanisms for Comparable Rates 658
- D. Eligibility 688
- E. Restrictions 717
- F. Access to Advanced Telecommunications and Information Services 737
- G. Implementation 751
- XII. INTERSTATE SUBSCRIBER LINE CHARGES AND CARRIER COMMON LINE CHARGES 753
- XIII. ADMINISTRATION 777
- A. Overview 777
- B. Mandatory Contributors to Support Mechanisms 779
- C. Other Providers of Interstate Telecommunications 792
- D. The De Minimis Exemption 795
- E. Basis for Assessing Contributions 802
- F. Revenues Base for Assessing Contributions 814
- G. Administrator of Universal Service Support Mechanisms 824
- XIV. CONCLUSION 834
- XV. RECOMMENDING CLAUSES 835
- APPENDIX A Parties Filing Initial Comments
- APPENDIX B Parties Filing Reply Comments
- APPENDIX C Parties Filing Further Comments
- APPENDIX D Parties Filing Proxy Model Comments
- APPENDIX E Parties Filing Initial and Reply Comments in CC Docket 80-286
- APPENDIX F Analysis of Proxy Models
- APPENDIX G Service List
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