Universal Service
Costing and financing universal service obligations in a competitive telecommunications environment in the European Union. Final report
... Costing and Financing Universal Service Obligations Costing and Financing Universal Service Obligations in a Competitive Telecommunications Environment in the European Union -Study for D[r] ...
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Liberalization of the Swiss Letter Market and the Viability of Universal Service Obligations
... The model presented is only a stylized representation of the Swiss Market and its opening. However, it does seem to represent sufficient detail on the interaction between the incumbent postal operator and en- trants to ...
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A New Model for Rural Mobile Coverage through Universal Service
... using universal service fund for this ...combining universal service with rural ...to universal service which is called “Universal Service Study for Mobile ...
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Liberalization of the Swiss Letter Market and the Viability of Universal Service Obligations
... The model presented is only a stylized representation of the Swiss Market and its opening. However, it does seem to represent sufficient detail on the interac- tion between the incumbent postal operator and entrants to ...
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Universal Service in the United States: A Focus on Mobile Communications
... of funds collected is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Corporation, and funds are distributed via four programs: (1) "High Cost" funding to [r] ...
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Annex to the report regarding the outcome of the review of the scope of universal service in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2002/22/EC. Impact assessment. Commission staff working document. SEC (2006) 445 final, 7 April 2006
... the universal service (‘include mobile communications’, ‘include broadband internet access’ and ‘status quo’) the impact assessment extends beyond the Directive’s questions governing review of the scope of ...
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Subjective Well-being Effects for Electric Power Universal Service Recipients in China from a Culture Poverty Perspective
... Power Universal Service (EPUS) is a government funded program, aiming to insure people who live in remote areas can consume electric power at affordable prices to improve their welfare level in ...
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Opinion of the Commission pursuant to Article 189 b(2)d of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament’s amendments to the Council’s common position regarding the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on interconnection in telecommunications with regard to ensuring universal service and interoperability through application of the principles of Open Network Provision (ONP). COM (96) 535 final, 11 November 1996
... Whereas the Council Resolution of 7 February 1994 sets out conditions for financing a universal voice telephony service: whereas obligations for the provision of universal service contri[r] ...
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Universal service for telecommunications in the perspective of a fully liberalised environment: an essential element of the information society. Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. COM (96) 73 final, 13 March 1996
... - The definition of universal service will ensure that an equivalent level of service is offered to users with disabilities at an affordable price and Member States are encouraged to pro[r] ...
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TELRIC vs. Universal Service: A Takings Violation?
... 128. The term “likely” was used because this program has had a checkered history. See Ninth Report & Order, supra note 93, overruled by Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 258 F.3d 1191, 1201-03 (10th Cir. 2001). The Ninth Report ...
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The future of universal service in telecommunications in Europe
... Analysys Final Report for DGXIIIIAJ Page 146 TABLE Cl: Four Stages of Universal Service [Source: Cave et a/] 9 Stage 1: Network establishment Stage 2: Wide Geographic Reach Stage 3: Mass[r] ...
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Time to Pay Up: Internet Service Providers' Universal Service Obligations Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 16 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 37 (1997)
... It also describes the problems with Universal Service prior to the 1996 Act, such as the unclear signals sent by using implicit, internal sub- sidies to fund Universal Ser[r] ...
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Liberalized Telecommunications Trade in the WTO: Implications for Universal Service Policy
... Although still controversial, some other issues were addressed in a 1988 report adopted by the Ministerial Trade Negotiations Committee: (1) the definition of service[r] ...
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Universal Service: Problems, Solutions, and Responsive Policies
... eligible for federal high cost area subsidies. The expectation has been that competition will result in lower prices for rural telecommunications services. The policy ha[r] ...
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Federal Preemption of State Universal Service Regulations Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996
... 9 0 "[S]ection 254, read in light of the express directive of section 2(b), precludes the Commission from asserting jurisdiction over revenues based on intrastate a[r] ...
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Universal Service in the Schools: One Step Too Far?
... Many policy considerations accompany the FCC's discretion to de- fine the services available to schools. Most everyone would agree that pro- viding schools with advanced t[r] ...
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Reconciling Liberalization and Public Service Obligations
... a universal service in each Member State and it is up to the Member State to decide which obligations and rights will be assigned to the universal service ...the universal ...
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Is the U S Dancing to a Different Drummer?
... Facilities; Universal Service Obligations of Broadband Providers Review of Regulatory Requirements for Incumbent LEC Broadband Telecommunications Services; Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: Bell ...
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i2010 – Annual information society report 2007. Communication from the Commission. COM (2007) 146 final, 30 March 2007
... The majority of actions planned in the first pillar of i2010, to create a single European information space, have been launched. In 2006 the regulatory framework for electronic communications has been reviewed and ...
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Reverse Auctions and Universal Telecommunications Service: Lessons from Global Experience
... In 2000, the Australian government decided to pilot the use of reverse auctions to distribute universal service subsidies in certain areas (see Figure 3).26 Firms-both the i[r] ...
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