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Issue: Universal Service/Minorities FCC to Hold Second Public Hearing in Series on Telephone Service for Indians on Reservations; Set for March 23 in Chandler, Arizona.

This hearing will continue to examine the ongoing concern that Indians on reservations, in comparison to other Americans, have less access even to basic telephone service. The hearing will provide an opportunity for Indian tribal and intertribal leaders, federal and state officials, telecommunications services providers, and technology experts to present testimony addressing the steps necessary to provide all Indians on reservations with the opportunity to obtain telephone service of sound quality at affordable rates.

At the hearing, the FCC will continue to study the reasons for the lack of telephone service and will examine what solutions have been undertaken by tribes and service providers to address these issues. The Commission also intends to gather evidence on measures that tribes, service providers, the FCC, and states can take in the future to improve access to affordable telephone service on Indian reservations.

For further information, contact Eric Jensen, at (202) 418-0990 or via e-mail at ejensen@fcc.gov, at the Office of Communications Business Opportunities; or Belford Lawson, at (202) 418-7264 or via e-mail at blawson@fcc.gov, at OCBO; or William Kehoe, at (202) 418- 7122 or via e-mail at bkehoe@fcc.gov, at the Common Carrier Bureau.

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Related path: FCC Public Notice
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/OCBO/da990430.html

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