Will the PaPUC consider extending Pennsylvanias interpretation of Universal Service to include consortia of community groups that support the objectives of school and libraries?
The FCC, not the PaPUC, has decided that only schools and libraries are eligible for discounts, and community groups are not included in the FCC definition of eligibility. For the time being, the recommendation of the Universal Telephone Service Task Force is that the PaPUC should not establish a separate fund within our state, which must be funded from within the state. We must, therefore, observe the FCC rules for eligibility.
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