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U.S. Telecommunications Policy People with Disabilities

  • Use of "universal service" obligation to mandate telephone access

  • Recognition of limitations of a competitive marketplace for people with disabilities

  • Recognition of costs to society of "lost access"

  • "Recognition of pervasiveness of the telephone" in commercial transactions and personal contacts

Telecommunications Access is a Civil Right

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