April 7, 2006
Federal Rule Change Could Cause Spike in Colleges' Telephone Bills
Higher-education groups are denouncing a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to change the way colleges and other groups contribute to a fund that helps pay for telephone and Internet service to low-income people, rural areas, and schools.
Under the plan, groups would contribute to the Universal Service Fund according to the number of telephone numbers they have. (Federal officials have mentioned monthly fees of $1 to $2 per number.) The groups now pay into the fund a set
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