Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Re: Wireless USF fees increase to 28.5%

From: Marcel <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:55:42 -0500

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   From: [email-masked]
Subject:  Re: Wireless USF fees increase to 28.5%

In a message dated 12/15/2002 3:36:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email-masked] writes:

> I believe its originally stated intent was to 'wire the schools' with internet service.

Actually, that was the recently added-on purpose.  For many many years it was (and still
is) for subsidizing rural telephone companies, which have higher costs to provide
telephone service in rural areas, in order to keep telephone service affordable in these
areas.

BTW - I'm not arguing for or against this purpose, just supplying the info.

Alan T.

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