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Universal Service Tool Kit, Part 2: Beyond
Cost Allocations: Benchmark Subsidy Method |
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October 1994 |
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Subject: |
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Competition, Costs, Education (Schools), Low-Income, Markets (Rural,
Urban, Residential, Business), Prices, Services, Universal Service |
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Full Paper
Executive Summary |
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Overview: |
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Part of a series on universal service,
Universal Service Tool Kit, Part 2, presents ideas for transitioning from
the present subsidy mechanisms to new mechanisms that better fit the
changing environment. This paper combines several of the approaches in
Universal
Service Tool Kit, Part 1, into a unified approach from a short-term
transition to a long-term goal.
Universal Service Tool Kit, Part 2, presents a
single subsidy mechanism that applies to all markets, regardless of
whether competition exists. This mechanism allows for both rural and
low-income subsidies.
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