Regional universal telecommunication service provisions in the US: Efficiency versus penetration

Mustafa Dinc, Kingsley E Haynes, Roger R Stough and Serdar Yilmaz

Telecommunications Policy, 1998, vol. 22, issue 6, 541-553

Abstract: Universal service, the long time goal of telecommunications regulation, is under new scrutiny by stakeholders. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 eliminated the barriers to competition implemented in the transitional Modified Final Judgment of 1984. The FCC is now setting up a new universal service plan, which extends its scope to schools, libraries and health care providers. At the same time, however, concerns about the effectiveness of the universal service are increasing. This article reports on a study which first investigates the growth patterns in the number of house-holds by income groups in states, and then examines the effectiveness and efficiency of the universal service policy on low-income households at the state level.

Date: 1998
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