Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act of 1983 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define "lifeline telephone service" as telephone exchange service: (1) which provides residential customers a minimum level of telephone service, as determined by a State commission; and (2) for which the charges are substantially lower than the next highest level of service. Requires a telephone company to offer lifeline telephone service in order to participate in the access service system established by this Act, except that waivers may be granted. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a system of requirements and procedures governing the compensation for any access service provided by any telephone company. Requires such system to be designed to promote: (1) universal telephone exchange service as well as universal telephone toll service; and (2) adequate and efficient communications services and facilities. Requires any telephone company to file a tariff for any access service offered by the company. Requires each tariff to identify the portion of the charges for access service to be recovered from: (1) the telephone exchange service subscribers of the telepho…