3.0.0 101 2023-01-11T20:06:50Z 2023-01-11T20:06:50Z Senate S S 2007-01-04 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-04T20:37:42Z 2007-01-04 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. N L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-01-04 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2007-01-04 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-01-08 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2007-01-22 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2007-01-31 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-04-30 False Science, Technology, Communications Accounting Administrative procedure Arts, Culture, Religion Auditing Broadband Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost control Crime and Law Enforcement Disabled Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Federal Communications Commission Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Fraud Government Operations and Politics Health Housing and Community Development Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Libraries Minorities Native Americans Off-budget expenditures Performance measurement Rural health Standards State laws Surveys Telecommunication industry Telecommunication rates Telephone Territories (U.S.) Science, Technology, Communications 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-05T21:57:21Z Universal Service for Americans Act or USA Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each communications service provider to contribute to support universal service (the provision of communications service in rural, insular, and high-cost areas), subject to exemptions.

Modifies requirements regarding interconnection and rural telephone companies.

Imposes on facilities-based IP-enabled voice service providers the same rights, duties, and obligations as a requesting telecommunications carrier if the provider elects to assert those rights. Prohibits a carrier from refusing to transport or terminate IP-enabled voice traffic solely because it is IP-enabled and prohibits a provider originating, transmitting, or terminating IP-enabled voice traffic from being exempted from paying compensation for interstate traffic solely because the traffic is IP-enabled. Regulates IP-enabled voice service regarding: (1) accessibility for the disabled community; and (2) alarm or security systems or personal security or medical monitoring systems.

Applies universal service provisions to any services under FCC jurisdiction that can effectively substitute for interexchange telecommunications services, including any such substitute classified as an information service that uses telecommunications.

Establishes the Broadband for Unserved Areas Program to provide financial assistance for the deployment of broadband equipment and infrastructure to unserved areas throughout the United States.

Declares that universal service support mechanisms and rules should be competitively neutral.

Requires telecommunications and IP-enabled voice service providers to ensure, as technically possible, that all traffic contains or preserves identification information.

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