Comment Re:Standard Libertarian Opposition (Score 1) 292
Telephones are very common in the US, but there are some areas that are very behind the times.
94% of Americans have affordable telephone service. Less than 50% of Indian households on tribal lands have telephones. (http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/2000/spwek021 .html)
The US government has been very active in subsidizing telephones and telecommunications in rural areas of the United States. The Universal Service Fund is an example of this. I am not sure about the impacts of USF "High-cost" program subsidies in most of the country, but where I live in rural Alaska, programs like this are the only way telephones are affordable at all.
94% of Americans have affordable telephone service. Less than 50% of Indian households on tribal lands have telephones. (http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/2000/spwek02
The US government has been very active in subsidizing telephones and telecommunications in rural areas of the United States. The Universal Service Fund is an example of this. I am not sure about the impacts of USF "High-cost" program subsidies in most of the country, but where I live in rural Alaska, programs like this are the only way telephones are affordable at all.
