1 January 1998 Re the FCC & per-minute charges... This is a year-old story. The February deadline was February 1997, not February 1998. I checked the web site where the FCC has posted a selection of comments re Internet Service Providers and Access Charges... http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Comments/access_reform/samples.h tml This web site is 9 months old and has not been changed since March of 1997. The FCC issued 4 orders re Universal Service in 1997, on 8 May, 10 July, 18 July and 30 December. The 8 May 1997 Report and Order identified who must contribute to the new universal service support mechanisms, determined who may receive universal service support or universal service discounts, and provided methods for determining levels of universal service support and processes for administering the new support mechanisms. The 10 July 1997 Order among other things, clarified issues concerning existing contracts for services to schools and libraries, recovery of corporate operations expense from high loop cost support mechanisms and coordination between Commission and Joint Board staff. The 18 July 1997 Order directed the National Exchange Carrier Association to establish the Universal Service Administrative Company and to create the Schools and Libraries Corporation and Rural Health Care Corporation to perform functions associated with administering the schools and libraries and rural health care programs, respectively. The web site for the 30 December Order is: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/1997/nrcc7085.txt Yours faithfully, Grace-Ellen McCrann North Carolina Librarian The State Library of North Carolina gmccrann@hal.dcr.state.nc.us