INTRODUCTION Imagine you're talking on your telephone. It's something that everyone takes for granted. Now imagine that the police are listening to every phone conversation that you make. Does that scare you? I know that it scares me. Wiretaps are an issue that effects every person in this country. That's because no matter how much we don't like to admit it, we need depend on telephone services more and more as time passes. The issue …showed first 75 words of 2740 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2740 total…also figure out a solution to make sure that the Phone Company does not abuse government funds to upgrade their own systems. This could definitely be a real problem in the future. Lastly, we need to ensure that whatever payment method is selected, it must be neutral to all of the phone companies. The plan must have a minimum effect on the deployment of an advanced telecommunications network and minimum adverse effect on telephone rates.