#CommActUpdate: Universal Service Subsidies Should Be Targeted and Explicit.

Verizon provided comment on the fifth in a series of white papers released by the House Commerce Committee to solicit data on the best way to update the laws governing the communications and technology sectors. The Committee sought comments on universal service policy for the modern communications ecosystem, as well as the roles for federal and state governments in maintaining and advancing universal service.

Our response to the Committee’s Universal Service White Paper focuses on three points:

1. Congress Should Adopt A Narrowly Focused Universal Service Program That Fulfills Needs in Targeted Circumstances.
2. Universal Service Funding Should Be Provided Efficiently.
3. Universal Service Policy Is Already on the Right Course.