Advanced Universal Service : State Models for Extending the Information Highway. Info. Packets No. 23 / Steven Vedro.

Most public telecommunications entities have traditionally kept a careful watch on the Federal Communications Commission and on Congress when it comes to issues of access to broadcast spectrum, and in recent years, to satellite frequencies and digital television allocations. This paper focuses on th...

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Main Author: Vedro, Steven
Corporate Author: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995.
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Physical Description:6 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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