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I think that's his point.
The purpose of the universal service fund is to subsidize installation and maintanance of telephone service to rural areas.

Why shouldn't the same be done for cable service if it too offers telecomm services? With that particular pool of lucre earmarked for subsidizing rural cable, not telephone service, of course.

As for satellite service, I think one has to have a land line to subscribe, so the enduser has already been taxed (not that that would stop the conception and imposition of yet another ill conceived tax...)

:o)
Posted by: Jack-Booted EULA   Posted on: 08/07/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It's STILL all about money!  rick752 | 08/05/05
Well yeah, you thought they were a non-profit?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/06/05
You on drugs again?  Rick_K | 08/06/05
Ummm, so?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/06/05
as long as everyone who pays the tax gets to share the lines created with  JasonL31 | 08/06/05
I agree, at least when it comes to consumers  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/06/05
I live in Upstate NY and I can tell you  rick752 | 08/06/05
You must be clueless, visit the cornbelt sometime.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/07/05
Actaully I HAVE been to central Texas  rick752 | 08/07/05
Careful, those "hicks" feed you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/06/05
Good, then let cable ....  rick752 | 08/06/05
But cable doesn't server rural areas.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/07/05
I think that's his point.  Jack-Booted EULA | 08/07/05
cable/satalite = same thing  voska | 08/08/05
And we already pay farming subsidies..  Patrick Jones | 08/08/05
Bummer!  John L. Ries | 08/05/05
the coming of high speed to power lines and competition  skblut | 08/07/05
BPL doesn't and won't ever , work  Roger Ramjet | 08/08/05
Too little, too late  Roger Ramjet | 08/08/05

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