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CTIA-The Wireless Association® believes the federal universal service system should be modernized to provide efficient levels of support for the services that consumers demand, namely mobile and broadband services. The existing universal service system, with its emphasis on legacy wireline voice technology, is in danger of becoming more of a hindrance than a help if it is not modernized soon. Reform of the universal service system should be competitively neutral and ensure the ubiquitous deployment of mobile broadband services, which provide the benefits of broadband to the home and to the person. At the same time, the Universal Service Fund (USF) should be no bigger than necessary to achieve the goals outlined by Congress.
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- FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps
The Wonder of Wireless speaks with Commissioner Michael J. Copps from the Federal Communications Commission on a range of issues, including broadband policy, universal service, 700 MHz proceeding and competition in the wireless industry. - Making the Universal Service Fund Work for Wireless
It’s universally agreed that the universal service system needs help. Coming to consensus on solutions for reform, however, is another story. CTIA Assistant VP for Regulatory Affairs, Paul Garnett, and Director of Regulatory Affairs for US Cellular, Grant Spellmeyer discuss what it will take to make USF work for wireless. - Universal Service: Broken System, Fair Solutions
Nearly everyone agrees the current universal service system needs a major makeover, and CTIA Assistant VP for Regulatory Affairs Paul Garnett explains the wireless industry’s fair and simple solutions on how to accomplish that.
