Universal Access Fund

(1) The PUC may establish a fund into which providers of telecommunications services (public and private) shall pay any Fund. 36 fees the PUC may prescribe as universal access development fees. (2) The PUC may impose, as a condition of the grant of a licence, any obligations with regard to the provision of universal service to the widest users including those with disabilities or in a specified area or region, to the extent technically feasible and economically reasonable. (3) A licensee who, under this Act, is required to provide universal service shall be entitled to compensation in relation to the actual costs incurred in meeting that obligation.