PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 11- 44 Release Date: January 10, 2011 CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI NAMES SIX MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21 On January 10, 2011, Chairman Julius Genachowski named six members to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). In a public notice released on September 27, 2010, the Wireline Competition Bureau solicited nominations to fill vacancies on the USAC Board of Directors in accordance with the nomination and appointment procedures of section 54.703(c) of the Commission’s rules. 1 The nominations period closed on October 27, 2010.2 These six members are selected as successors to Board members whose terms expired on December 31, 2010.3 Chairman Genachowski named the following members to the USAC Board of Directors: · Representative for commercial mobile radio service providers: Scott Bergmann, Assistant Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, CTIA · Representative for schools that are eligible to receive discounts: Anne Bryant, Executive Director, National School Boards Association · Representative for libraries that are eligible to receive discounts: Anne Campbell, Consultant, ALC Consulting · Representative for cable operators: Jose Manuel Jimenez, Executive Director, Regulatory Policy & Industry Relations, Cox Communications, Inc. · Representative for state consumer advocates: Wayne Jortner, Senior Counsel, State of Maine Office of the Public Advocate · Representative for non-rural incumbent LECs: Joel Lubin, Vice President-Public Policy, AT&T Services, Inc. 1 The Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Nominations for Seven Board Member Positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21, Public Notice, DA 10-1837 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. Sept. 27, 2010) (USAC Board Nominations Public Notice); 47 C.F.R. § 54.703(c). 2 USAC Board Nominations Public Notice, DA 09-1837 at 1. 3 See Letter from D. Scott Barash, Acting Chief Executive Officer, USAC, to Sharon Gillett, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21 (dated Aug. 13, 2010). 2 The Bureau reminds interested parties that the USAC Board will hold its next meeting on January 25, 2011, at USAC’s Washington, DC office (2000 L Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036).4 All Board of Directors quarterly meetings are open to the public.5 For further information, contact Jamie Susskind, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-7400. - FCC - 4 Meeting Schedules – USAC Governance – About USAC, http://www.universalservice.org/about/governance/board-directors/meeting-schedules/default.aspx (last visited Jan. 5, 2011). 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.703(e). Further information about the USAC Board of Directors can be found in the Commission’s 1997 Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration. Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 96-45 and 97- 21, Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration, 12 FCC Rcd 18400 (1997) (Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration).