The purpose of the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act is to authorize the commission to establish a funding mechanism which supplements federal universal service support mechanisms and ensures that all Nebraskans, without regard to their location, have comparable accessibility to telecommunications services at affordable prices.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-317
Purpose of act
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 543 F. Supp. 2d 1062 - Vonage Holdings, Corp. v. Nebraska Public Service Commission (2008)
Most recently applied in Qwest Corp. v. Boyle (December 2009)
Laws 1997, LB 686, § 2; R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-1402; Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 195.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.