US:PA-4: RE: Summary of Universal Service Task Force Report
RE: Summary of Universal Service Task Force Report
Farley, Dave (dave.farley@city.pittsburgh.pa.us)
Thu, 2 Oct 1997 09:18:04 -0400
What's the Task Force's view (or views) on the matter of consortia for
aggregating demand, e.g.? Can libraries and schools enter into formal
partnerships with municipalities, counties, community networks, etc. and
have those entities be eligible for discounts within expanded
definitions? There's already some case law with respect to the FCC's
rights in terms of restricting the states from interpreting portions of
the Telecom Act. Is this likely to be one of those areas? If so, is
Pennsylvania prepared to address the matter?
Dave Farley
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Carlitz [SMTP:bob@hamlet.phyast.pitt.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 12:09 AM
> To: us-pa@info-ren.pitt.edu
> Subject: RE: Summary of Universal Service Task Force Report
>
> In my previously-posted summary of the Universal Service Task
> Force Report I should have given stronger emphasis to the
> Task Force's recommendation that the PUC should follow the
> federal program in its implementation of a Universal Service
> policy for Pennsylvania (point #2 of my summary). The Task
> Force's strong preference is that the federal program should
> prove adequate for the state and that there should be no need
> for a separate state Universal Service fund. The Task Force
> does recognize a need to measure the effectiveness of the
> program and advises the PUC to reconsider the question of
> a separate state fund if necessary.
>
> My summary contained this information but presented it in such a way
> as
> possibly to obscure the Task Force's strong preference for no separate
> state fund. I apologize for this error and thank a member of the Task
> Force for clarifying remarks on this issue.
>
> Please let me know if other aspects of the summary are
> confusing, inaccurate or incomplete. We will continue to
> urge members of the PA Department of Education and the PA
> Public Utilities Commission to review our summaries and
> the Frequently Asked Questions list so as to provide accurate
> information to schools and libraries around the state.
>
> Bob Carlitz