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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  02-  1416 
 PUBLIC  MEETING  TO  BE  HELD  ON  PROPOSALS  TO  REFORM  THE  COMMISSION’S  UNIVERSAL  SERVICE  CONTRIBUTION  METHODOLOGY 


 CC  Docket  Nos.  96-  45,  98-  171,  90-  571,  92-  237,  NSD  File  No.  L-  00-  72,  CC  Docket  Nos.  99-  200,  95-  116,  98-  170 
 Release  Date:  June  14,  2002 
 The  Commission  will  hold  a  public  meeting  on  Friday,  June  21,  2002,  at  1:  00  p.  m.  in  the  Commission  meeting  room,  Room  TW-  C305,  at  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  The 
 purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  explore  ways  of  ensuring  that  the  Commission’s  universal  service  methodology  remains  consistent  with  the  requirements  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as 
 amended,  as  the  telecommunications  marketplace  continues  to  evolve.  State  members  of  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service  (Joint  Board)  are  invited  to  join  the 
 Commissioners  in  presiding  over  the  meeting. 
 Panelists  representing  a  broad  range  of  interests  will  present  their  views  and  proposals  regarding  reform  of  the  contribution  methodology  to  the  Commission  at  the  meeting.  The  first 


 panel  will  address  the  relative  merits  of  the  proposed  assessment  methodologies  submitted  in  the  record.  The  second  panel  will  discuss  issues  regarding  the  recovery  of  contributions  from 
 consumers.  The  tentative  agenda  for  the  meeting  follows  below: 
 1:  00  -  1:  05pm:  Opening  Remarks  by  Commissioner  Kathleen  Abernathy  of  the  Commission,  Chair  of  the  Joint  Board  and  Chair  Nan  Thompson  of  the  Alaska  Public  Utilities 


 Commission,  State  Chair  of  the  Joint  Board 
 1:  05  -  1:  45pm:  Introduction  to  the  Assessment  and  Recovery  of  Universal  Service  Contributions 
 1:  45  -  3:  00pm:  Panel  1:  Contribution  Assessment  Methodologies 
 3:  00  -  3:  15pm:  Break 
 3:  15  -  4:  15pm:  Panel  2:  Recovery  of  Contributions 
 4:  15  -  4:  30pm:  Closing  Remarks 
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 The  meeting  will  be  held  from  1:  00  PM  to  4:  30  PM  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  at  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  The  meeting 
 is  open  to  the  public  and  seating  will  be  available  on  a  first  come,  first  served  basis.  The  audio  portion  of  the  meeting  will  be  broadcast  live  on  the  Internet  via  the  FCC's  Internet  audio 
 broadcast  page  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  realaudio/.  Audio  and  video  tapes  of  this  meeting  can  be  purchased  from  Infocus,  341  Victory  Drive,  Herndon,  VA  20170,  telephone  (703)  834-  1470, 
 Ext.  10;  fax  number  (703)  834-  0111. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Paul  Garnett,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  7400,  TTY  (202)  418-  0484. 
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