The Impact of the FCC's Telephone Access Charge Decision: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, May 18, June 22, September 21 and 27, 1983

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Page 641 - For the purpose of regulating Interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the united States a rapid, efficient, nation-wide, and worldwide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges...
Page 255 - ... consumers Union is a nonprofit membership organization chartered in 1936 under the laws of the State of New York to provide information, education and counsel about consumer goods and services and the management of family income. Consumers Union's income is derived solely from the sale of Consumer Reports, its other publications and films. Expenses of occasional public service efforts may be met, in part, by nonrestrictive, noncommercial contributions, grants and fees.
Page 225 - Association, the Organization for the Protection and Advancement of Small Telephone Companies, and the Rural Telephone Cooperative Association.
Page 275 - Comments of the Bell System Operating Companies and American Telephone and Telegraph Company in Response to the Fourth Supplemental Notice of Inquiry and Proposed Rulemaking, August 6, 1982, at 95.
Page 76 - ... 10.3 16.9 24.7 43.9 1983 3.9 10.0 16.5 24.6 45.0 1987 4.6 10.8 16.9 24.1 43.7 1989 4.6 10.6 16.5 23.7 44.6 Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Money Income of Households in the United States, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, various years. over the period shown in the table. Despite the sharp increases in spending to aid the poor, their income shares have not substantially increased. One explanation for this could be that the growth in transfers has apparently been...
Page 478 - Act's provisions are explicitly applicable to "all interstate and foreign communication by wire or radio . . .." 47 USC § 152 (a). The Commission's responsibilities are no more narrow : it is required to endeavor to "make available ... to all the people of the United States a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service . . . ." 47 USC § 151. The Commission was expected to serve as the "single Government agency" with "unified jurisdiction...
Page 169 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION JUSTICE AND AGRICULTURE...
Page 8 - TARIFF: A statement filed by a telecommunications common carrier with the appropriate public regulatory agency which describes the service it offers and lists a schedule of charges for the use of that regulated telecommunications service.
Page 579 - Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street NW., Room 222, Washington, DC 20554, Attention: Auction Application Processing Section.
Page 233 - Report, area coverage means: planning, financing and constructing a rural telephone system so that service will be available to all subscribers within the company's area who want it, whether the installation and operation of their particular telephone will be profitable or not. Thus, cost is not the major factor to be considered in building rural phone systems. The Area Coverage philosophy is the cornerstone of the REA program today.

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