Implicit subsidy, definition

Implicit subsidy, in this context, means that “a single company is expected to obtain revenues from sources at levels above ‘cost’ (i.e., above competitive price levels), and to price other services allegedly below cost.” Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 8784 n. 15 (1997) (Universal Service Order), appeal pending sub nom., Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, No. 97-60421 (5th Cir.).
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