普遍服务是电信管制的最主要目标之一,所以美国1996年通信法对电信普遍服务的贡献者.贡献额的征收和分配等都作出了明确规定.同时,伴随电信技术的发展,美国原有普遍服务政策遇到了新问题,典型的是,Internet业务提供者是否应该承但普遍服务义务.文章基于美国1996年通信法对有关术语的定义,重点分析了这一问题. Universal service is one of the most important goals of telecom regulation, so the U.S. communication law clearly stipulates the contribution and allocation of contributions to telecommunications universal service in 1996. At the same time, with the development of telecommunication technology, The universal service policy has encountered new problems, typically, whether or not the Internet service providers should undertake the obligation of universal service.This article focuses on the definition of related terms based on the communication law of the United States in 1996, and focuses on this issue.