universal service
1Universal service — is an economic, legal and business term used mostly in regulated industries. Originating in the telecommunications sector of the United States, universal service refers to the practice of providing a baseline level of services to every resident… …
2Universal Service Fund — The Universal Service Fund (USF) was created by the United States Federal Communications Commission in 1997 to meet the goals of Universal Service as mandated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The 1996 Act states that all providers of… …
3Universal Service Administrative Company — The Universal Service Administrative Company is an American nonprofit corporation designated as the administrator of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) by the Federal Communications Commission. The USAC administers USF programs by providing …
4universal service obligation — noun (in Australia) the requirement that universal service providers make their services reasonably accessible to all citizens on an equitable basis wherever they may live. Also, USO …
5Universal Service — Electric service sufficient for basic needs (an evolving bundle of basic services) available to virtually all members of the population regardless of income …
6Universal service — Electric service sufficient for basic needs (an evolving bundle of basic services) available to virtually all members of the population regardless of income. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
7universal service provider — noun a telecommunications company which offers all or most of the usual means of telecommunications such as standard telephones, pay phones, internet access, etc., in a given area …
8Universal access — refers to the ability of all people to have equal opportunity and access to a service or product from which they can benefit, regardless of their social class, ethnicity, background or physical disabilities. It is a vision, and is some cases a… …
9Universal health care — is health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region. Universal health care programs vary widely in their structure and funding mechanisms, particularly the degree to which they are publicly funded.… …
10Universal Plug and Play — (UPnP) is a set of computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum.The goals of UPnP are to allow devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the home (data sharing, communications, and entertainment)… …
