US/ND-1: Universal Service Cheap!!!
Universal Service Cheap!!!
Bill Cosh (bcosh@wasb.org)
Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:14:22 -0700
Just a quick follow up to Miles Fidelman's comment that Universal
Service is relatively cheap.
In 1994 when Wisconsin was considering it's telecommunications
deregulation bill, the "rough" cost estimates that I received for what
"high quality Universal Service" would cost Wisconsin were in excess of
$500 million. Wisconsin's Universal Service Fund currently has a budget
of $6-$8 million per year.