Folks, I thought you would be interested in an update on the results of the first survey - on Scope of Universal Service Subsidies. If you haven't done so, please complete the second survey - on Allocation of Universal Service Subsidies. You can find it at: http://www.info-ren.org/projects/universal-service/survey_2.html Thanks all, Laurie Maak ===================================================================== RESULTS OF SURVEY ON THE SCOPE OF UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES (100 respondents) 1. Purpose: (65, 66.32%) Equity (33, 33.67%) Public Right 2. Educational Needs: (34, 34%) Voice (39, 39%) Video (18, 18%) FAX (15, 15%) Private Data Services (94, 94%) Internet Data Services 3. Breadth vs. Depth: (38, 39.17%) Narrow (59, 60.82%) Broad 3a. If broad coverage: (8, 14.03%) Smaller Discounts for Covered Services (49, 85.96%) Larger Universal Service Fund 4. Services to be covered: (98, 98%) Connectivity (50, 50%) Internal Wiring (56, 56%) Routers and Servers (25, 25%) User Access Devices (70, 70%) Ongoing Upgrades of Telecommunications Capabilities (56, 56%) Technical Support (40, 40%) Staff Training (30, 30%) Assessment of Educational Value