...all regions, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high-cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information...information services, that are reasonably comparable to the services provided in urban areas and that are priced at rates reasonably comparable to the rates...

...including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high-cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information services ... that...provided in urban areas and that are available at rales that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas."); 47 USC...

...principles for universal service established in the Act is that consumers in rural areas have access to advanced telecommunications and information services...comparable to those services provided in urban areas at reasonably comparable rates. Long before the enactment of the 1996 Act, RUS has been the great facilitator...

...principles for universal service established in the Act is that consumers in rural areas have access to advanced telecommunications and information services...comparable to those services provided in urban areas at reasonably comparable rates. Long before the enactment of the 1 996 Act, RUS has been the great...

...principles for universal service established in the 1996 Act is that consumers in rural areas have access to advanced telecommunications and information services...comparable to those services provided in urban areas at reasonably comparable rates At present, it is uncertain whether the FCC will provide a "sufficient"...

...the Nation, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information...comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. The Commission recognized that it will be more difficult to develop a forwardlooking economic...

...consumers and those in rural, insular and high cost areas, shall have access to telecommunications . . . services that are reasonably comparable to those services...reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar service in urban areas." The Act requires that all providers of telecommunication service should make...

...the Nation, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information...comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. (4) EQUITABLE AND NONDISCRIMINATORY CONTRIBUTIONS.— All providers of telecommunications services...

...objectives. Section 254 states that consumers in "rural, insular, and high cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information services * * *...comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas." The Commission is committed to ensuring that this goal is reached. The Commission has consistently...

...including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information services that are...comparable to those services provided in urban areas * * *"] Local Exchange Operations Non-Regulated Services Totals 1998: $300 million $30 million $330...