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Incentives for Cost Shifting and Misreporting : U.S. Rural Universal Service Subsidies, 1991-2002

Berg, Sanford V. - 2012

The U.S. high cost loop support (HCLS) program, formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund (USF), has been a key component of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) program to promote telephone access in rural, high cost areas. This study uses data from 1140 rural telecom firms in...

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Universal Service Subsidies and Cost Overstatement : Evidence from the U.S. Telecommunications Sector

Berg, Sanford V. - 2011

Utility subsidies are often defended as promoting universal service. However, specific support formulas may be poorly targeted and/or designed. The U.S. high cost loop support (HCLS) program (formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund (USF)), has been a key component of the FCC's USF...

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Internet Telephony : Effects on the Universal Service Program in the United States

Garcia-Murillo, Martha; McKnight, Lee W. - 2014

-switched telecommunications. Using available telecommunication deployment statistics in the United States and modeling software, this paper …

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Forces Behind Adoption of U.S. Telecommunications Act’s Section 271 by States

Hlasny, Vladimir - 2011

commissions approve various deregulatory mechanisms in different industries at different times. In the telecommunications market … state commissions adopted retail restructuring via Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act at different points in time …. This study extends empirical evidence on factors behind restructuring in the telecommunications market, and in utility …

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