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Universal service: obligation or opportunity?

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This Comment discusses the main issues raised at a recent workshop on the universal service obligation. In a competitive environment is there a need to rethink what we mean by the terms 'universal service' and 'universal service obligation'? How much does it cost and who is going to pay for it? And what will universal service mean in future in the era of the information superhighway?

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  • Blackman, Colin R, 1995. "Universal service: obligation or opportunity?," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 19(3), pages 171-176, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:19:y:1995:i:3:p:171-176
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    1. Elizabeth A. Mack & Tony H. Grubesic, 2014. "US broadband policy and the spatio-temporal evolution of broadband markets," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(3), pages 291-308, August.
    2. Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun, Emmanuel & Wanjiru, Roseline & Whalley, Jason, 2017. "Impediments to the implementation of universal service funds in Africa – A cross-country comparative analysis," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(7), pages 617-630.
    3. Xia, Jun, 2022. "Juggling ecumenical wisdoms and xenophobic institutions: Framing and modelling China's telecommunications universal service and rural digitalization initiatives and policies," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(2).
    4. Stefan Buehler, 2000. "Is Swiss Telecommunications a Natural Monopoly? An Evaluation of Empirical Evidence," SOI - Working Papers 0001, Socioeconomic Institute - University of Zurich.
    5. Cammaerts, Bart & Burgelman, Jean-Claude, 2001. "Belgian telecommunication policy: a conflict between social and competition regulation," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 44119, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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