Universal Service Obligation</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Universal Service Obligation"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Universal,Service,Obligation"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">24-03-2005</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Universal Service Obligation</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Nyon, Switzerland (Union Network International): In its reply to the suggested feasibility study for a universal service obligation (USO), the Union replied that the “study should cover four other important issues: first, the scope for a service that includes all sign languages and not just British Sign Language (BSL); second, the scope for a service covering other forms of communication for people with various disabilities such as speech or dexterity impediments; third, the scope for a service including alternative text formats such as SMS and e-mail; and fourth, examination of different funding models with a view to achieving cost-equivalence with standard rate call charges.” <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.union-network.org/unitelecom.nsf/0/8D5DD6A7D4CF5042C1256FCD004C8735?OpenDocument " target="blank">www.union-network.org/unitelecom.nsf/0/8D5DD6A7D4CF5042C1256FCD004C8735?OpenDocument </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show