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.