7 U.S.C. § 921 : US Code - Section 921: Congressional declaration of policy

Search 7 U.S.C. § 921 : US Code - Section 921: Congressional declaration of policy

It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that adequate
telephone service be made generally available in rural areas
through the improvement and expansion of existing telephone
facilities and the construction and operation of such additional
facilities as are required to assure the availability of adequate
telephone service to the widest practicable number of rural users
of such service.