Section 6-81-5 - Use of the fund(a) The universal service fund may be used for any of the following purposes: (1) To defray the costs of administering the fund, including the costs of completing an annual, independent audit;(2) To subsidize telecommunications carriers that provide basic service to: (A) Low income customers; and(B) Customers in high cost areas; and(3) To the extent provided in this chapter, to subsidize telecommunications carriers that provide basic service and advanced telecommunications service to public institutions.(b) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a provider of commercial mobile radio service from qualifying for disbursements from the universal service fund.[Eff ] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 269-35, 269-38, 269-41 to 43) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-35, 269-38, 269-41 to 43, 47 U.S.C. §254 )