1GTE's Comments, pp. 16-17; Bell Atlantic's Comments, pp 11-13; AT&T's Comments, pp. 14-16; Bell South's Comments, pp. 10-13; and, among others, Southwestern Bell's Comments, pp. 4-6.

2NASUCA Comments, p. 15; emphasis added.

3See "Telephone Pricing Structures: The Effects on Universal Service," Journal of Regulatory Economics, 3, 1991, pp. 293-308.

4"Residential Customers' Attitudes Toward Telephone Services in West Virginia," Chilton Research Services, October 28, 1986, p. 3, W.V. PSC Case Nos. 87-542-T-T and 87-876-T-T. A copy of the Study's Executive Summary is Attachment A.

5AT&T Comments, p. 16.

6Id., pp. 7-8.

7Supra., p. 4.

8Testimony of Jack Shreve on behalf of NASUCA to the House Energy and Commerce Telecommunications Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives, April 2, 1987, p. 2 of written testimony.

9PUR Utility Weekly, Letter No. 3248, p. 4, March 29, 1996.

10Citizens Comments, p. 9.

11See, Comments of the Access to Communications for Education [ACE] Coalition, paragraph 9(a)(3).

12See, Comments of Citizens Telecom, page 18, and Comments of Bell South, pages 18 -20.

13ACE, paragraph 7(a).

14Bell South, p. 19.

15ACE, paragraph 9(b)(1)(b).

16GTE, pp. 20 -21.

17Bell South, page 22.