Universal Service Fund and Broadband Access and Pricing

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Phone Pork

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Title:Phone Pork (ID: CSD4616)
Author(s):Tim Doyle (Forbes)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"The telecom reform bill now pending in the U.S. Senate could include a cap on the $7 billion-a-year boondoggle the nation's rural telephone carriers collect."
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How Washington will shape the Internet

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Title:How Washington will shape the Internet (ID: CSD4479)
Author(s):Michael Rogers (MSNBC.Com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The author discusses to what extent the federal government might get involved in the Internet with the re-writing of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
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Rural Living, High-speed Internet Access?

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Title:Rural Living, High-speed Internet Access? (ID: CSD4384)
Author(s):Katie Zezima (New York Times)
Source:CNET News.com
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The state of Maine is working on an internet project to bring wireless Internet service to 90 percent of Maine communities that meet a population threshold (five people per square mile) by 2010.
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Broadband Bill Hews to Laissez-faire Line

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Title:Broadband Bill Hews to Laissez-faire Line (ID: CSD4343)
Author(s):Anne Broache (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"As part of a planned update of a 1996 telecommunications law, Congress will consider a new proposal that starts with a simple premise: The government should be minimally intrusive when enacting regulations."
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Plan Treats All Broadband Providers Alike

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Title:Plan Treats All Broadband Providers Alike (ID: CSD4214)
Author(s):Grant Gross (IDG, International Data Group)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"House committee floats bill to bring cable, DSL under same regulatory policies."
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