{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-42.05.840","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 42.05.840","heading":"Universal service fund.","body":"The commission may establish a universal service fund or other mechanism to be used to ensure the provision of long distance telephone service at reasonable rates throughout the state and to otherwise preserve universal service.","path":["Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs.","Chapter 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act.","Article 12. Competitive Intrastate Long Distance Telephone Service."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.05.840","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:21Z","sha256":"50f0120d812c801894cb786a81f941579e675ccf74602b08f3f6d5bd9345a4bc","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-42.05.830","next":"us-ak/as-42.05.850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}