Who pays for universal service? : when telephone subsidies become transparent

Who pays for universal service? : when telephone subsidies become transparent / Robert W. Crandall, Leonard Waverman.

Author/creator	Crandall, Robert W.
Other author/creator	Waverman, Leonard.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2000.
Description	xiii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Telecommunication policy--United States. Telecommunication--Taxation --United States. Telephone--United States.

Contents	Universal service and telecommunications policy -- Telephone service versus other household services -- Who pays for telephone service? -- "Universal" service in other regulated sectors in the United States -- Household demand: monthly rates and "universal service" -- Costs and benefits of traditional universal service policies -- The 1996 U.S. Telecommunication Act and traditional universal service -- The new (new) universal service -- The need for a more focused policy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and index.
LCCN	99050588
ISBN	0815716125 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0815716117 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HE7781 .C673 2000	✔ Available	Place Hold