BellSouth Says Reform of Universal Service Needed to Rescue Fund From 'Life Support'
01 Août 2005 - 9:44PM
PR Newswire (US)
BellSouth Says Reform of Universal Service Needed to Rescue Fund
From 'Life Support' WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- BACKGROUND
-- Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Gordon
Smith, R-Ore., introduced legislation on July 29th addressing the
universal service fund which helps keep basic telephone service
affordable for rural and low-income Americans. The following
statement may be attributed to Herschel Abbott, BellSouth vice
president - governmental affairs: "The changes in the technologies
of communication have put the universal service fund on life
support. This legislation recognizes the problems that need to be
addressed and offers well-reasoned solutions. These solutions may
not be everyone's cup of tea, but the legislation is a very fine
start. Universal Service reform will need to be included in
comprehensive telecommunications legislation. This bill represents
an enormous step forward." DATASOURCE: BellSouth CONTACT: Joe
Chandler of BellSouth Media Relations, +1-404-829-8700, or Web
site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ Company News On-Call:
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