Getting Universal Service to Work

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Andy Oram <andyo () oreilly com>
Date: July 21, 2004 11:37:06 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Getting Universal Service to Work

   http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5217

   Getting Universal Service to Work

   The notion of universal service in communications has great staying
   power. Although the term "universal service" itself has fallen into
   disfavor--I'll explore why in just a minute--the commitment to the
   concept remains high, even in our troubled economic and political
   times. Just try going to the [85]Thomas legislative information site
   and do a search for bills containing the word "broadband." Most of
   these bills are striving for some form of universal service, such as
   high-speed Internet in rural areas.

   But a parallel political universe in universal service has also
   arisen. A number of researchers in recent years, mostly on the
   political right, have critiqued the long-standing ideal of providing
   everybody with communications.

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