[§269-16.91] Universal service subsidies. (a) For any alternative telecommunications provider authorized to provide basic local exchange service to any area of the State pursuant to section 269-16.9(h), the commission may consider the following:
(b) To receive the subsidy amounts from the local exchange service provider, the alternative telecommunications provider shall be required, to the extent possible, to obtain basic residential service subsidies from both the local exchange service provider and national universal service providers. [L 1994, c 80, §2]