Technologie i telekomunikacja · 30/09/1999

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas

This document concerning the responsibilities and potential actions of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service addresses the unique issues that may limit telecommunications deployment and subscribership in the unserved or underserved regions of our Nation, including on tribal lands and in insular areas. The Commission seeks comment on current levels of deployment and subscribership in unserved, tribal and insular areas, including penetration rates, availability of telecommunications services, and possible impediments to increased deployment and penetration. With respect to tribal areas, the Commission seeks comment on issues that may be affecting the availability of universal service in tribal areas, including who has jurisdiction, how eligible telecommunications carriers may be designated, and possible modifications to federal high-cost and low- income support mechanisms that may be necessary to promote deployment and subscribership in these areas.