US/ND-2: Questions on State Responsibilities

Questions on State Responsibilities

Steven Clift (clift@northstar.state.mn.us)
Wed, 4 Sep 1996 17:31:14 -0500 (CDT)


I have been scanning the materials on the various telecommunication WWW 
sites looking for a summary on the role of the Joint State and Federal 
Board, but haven't found one yet.  Any suggestions?

In general I am interested in finding out what decisions the states will 
have to make regarding universal service, universal service funds, and 
advanced telecommunications (i.e. direct or dial-up access to the 
Internet)  once the Joint Board and FCC finish their work in this area.  
Does anyone have a sense of timeline on this?  

I coordinate the State of Minnesota's WWW project and the access 
to the Internet by the general public (be it through public access 
sites, from home, or at work) will have a lot to with how aggressive 
governments will be in the development of advanced information/transaction 
services.  

Sincerely,
Steven Clift
Project Coordinator, North Star
clift@northstar.state.mn.us
http://www.state.mn.us

P.S. Have any states began to measure indicators of competitive Internet 
dial-up markets?  Or simply quantified the number/percentage of local 
telephone exchanges  with zero, one, two, or more than three providers of 
_local_ dial-up to the Internet?  How about evaluation of Internet dial-up 
costs in competitive versus non-competitive areas?