Regional universal telecommunication service provisions in the US: Efficiency versus penetration |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, 80, Karaoli and Dimitriou, 18534 Piraeus, Greece;2. Católica Porto Business School and CEGE, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua de Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal;1. Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, China Geologic Survey, Qingdao 266071, China;2. Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China;3. School of Earth Science and Geological Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;4. Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou 510070, China;5. School of Sociology & Anthropology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;6. Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, LA, USA |
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| 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. |
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