US:PA-2: Frequently Asked Questions on Universal Service in Pennsylvania

Frequently Asked Questions on Universal Service in Pennsylvania

Bob Carlitz (bob@hamlet.phyast.pitt.edu)
Mon, 22 Sep 1997 23:03:08 -0400 

To supplement the discussions in the online seminar, we are
starting a FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS list (FAQ) on the
subject of Universal Service for Pennsylvania schools and
libraries.  Postings to the first week's discussion of the
Universal Service: Pennsylvania online seminar - and other
questions which came up during registration for the seminar -
provide the first entries in this list.  We will ask personnel
from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission to provide authoritative responses to
these questions.  Please contribute your own answers, based
upon your reading of the materials provided in our reference
library or from other documentation at your disposal.

Here are the first questions in the list:

1- Does the discount apply to a school district or an individual
   school building?

2- How does an Intermediate Unit compute the discount for which
   it should be eligible?

3- If a school or school district has telecommunications services
   already contracted beyond January, 1998, will they receive
   Universal Service discounts for that portion of the service
   which is received after January 1, 1998?

4- How does an Internet Service Provider bid on a service request
   made by an eligible school or library?

5- Do adult literacy agencies qualify for discounts?

As we develop answers to these and other questions, they will
be linked to the us-pa Web site,
	/projects/us-pa/

Thanks,
Bob Carlitz