[IP] Getting Universal Service to Work
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From: Andy Oram <andyo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 21, 2004 11:37:06 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
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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