• What is the Telecommunications Act of 1996?

• What are the responsibilities of the FCC regarding telecommunications services?

• What are the responsibilities of the Public Service Commission regarding telecommunications services?   

• What services are regulated by the Public Service Commission?    
• What services (and quality of service) are telecommunications providers required to provide?   Who decides what services are required and how can this be changed?

• What is the Universal Service Fund?   What services does it cover?  What is its relationship to the Federal Universal Service Fund?  Does the Universal Service Fund cover broadband access?   How much would the Nebraska Universal Fund have to be increased to cover broadband access? 

• What is a LATA?  What effect does this have on my telecommunications services?    When can we expect Qwest to comply with the 271 process?  

Answers to the Telecommunications Infrastructure FAQs were provided by:
Public Service Commission: Gene Hand, Chris Post, Shana Knutson, Jeff Pursely, and Laura Davenport 
Nebraska Information Technology Commission: Anne Byers
Nebraska Information Network:  Roger Hahn

If you would like to suggest a question relating to telecommunications infrastructure, please e-mail abyers@notes.state.ne.us

09/11/2001