{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-80.36.410","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 80.36.410","heading":"Washington telephone assistance program—Findings.","body":"(1) The legislature finds that universal telephone service is an important policy goal of the state. The legislature further finds that: (a) Recent changes in the telecommunications industry, such as federal access charges, raise concerns about the ability of low-income persons to continue to afford access to local exchange telephone service; and (b) many low-income persons making the transition to independence from receiving supportive services through community agencies do not qualify for economic assistance from the department.\n(2) Therefore, the legislature finds that: (a) It is in the public interest to take steps to mitigate the effects of these changes on low-income persons; and (b) advances in telecommunications technologies, such as community service voice mail provide new and economically efficient ways to secure many of the benefits of universal service to low-income persons who are not customers of local exchange telephone service.","path":["Title 80","Chapter 80.36"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=80.36.410","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:22:26Z","sha256":"acb985078de86ac6accc75be1bf0b3c6bda3b021106478e1e629cf74261a92d7","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-80.36.400","next":"us-wa/rcw-80.36.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}