CEI: Time to End the Universal Service Regime

CEI: Time to End the Universal Service Regime

The design of the U.S. universal service subsidy regime is inherently flawed and lacks strong oversight, Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Policy Analyst Solveig Singleton wrote this week. Rather than reform, it should be scrapped in favor of a market-centered policy...

Telstra phone outage proves need for Universal Service Obligation reform: Littleproud I Australian Rural & Regional News

The Hon. David Littleproud, Leader of The Nationals, Media Release, 25 June 2025 Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud is calling for Universal Service Obligation (USO) reform, as a mobile phone outage in the Western Downs continues to cause havoc. Mr Littleproud said a full shutdown and outage of mobile phones over the past week and a half is frustrating and worrying locals, due to a Telstra rebuild of the main tower serving Dalby, a town o…