It is too early to understand what Universal Service of the NII should be, and a period of experimentation within the “laboratory of the states” should be encouraged, before establishing federal baselines. Therefore, any federal framework for Universal Service should provide flexibility for states to develop their own priorities and financing mechanisms, and empower local communities to establish their own criteria, programs and services.
Predictor: Civille, Richard
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “Public Access to the Internet,” edited by Brian Kahin and James Keller carries the chapter, “The Internet and the Poor” by Richard Civille, executive director of the Center for Civic Networking, a non-profit organization dedicated to the application of information infrastructure to community and economic development. He writes: ”It is too early to understand what Universal Service of the NII should be, and a period of experimentation within the ‘laboratory of the states’ should be encouraged, before establishing federal baselines. Therefore, any federal framework for Universal Service should provide flexibility for states to develop their own priorities and financing mechanisms, and empower local communities to establish their own criteria, programs and services.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Universal Service
Name of publication: Public Access to the Internet (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: The Internet and the Poor
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 196
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