Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 April 25, 2013 DA 13-608 D. Scott Barash Acting Chief Executive Officer Universal Service Administrative Company 2000 L Street, N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20036 Re: USAC Board of Directors Appointments Dear Mr. Barash: On September 13, 2012, and March 12, 2013, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued public notices soliciting nominations to fill seats on the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).1 The Bureau sought nominations for thirteen seats with expired terms or vacancies. The Commission received specific nominations for eleven of the thirteen seats on the Board, as well as two general nominations, as listed in the attached Appendix.2 Pursuant to section 54.703(c)(3) of the Commission’s rules,3 Chairman Julius Genachowski appoints the following persons to serve on the USAC Board of Directors: · Representative for incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) (other than Bell Operating Companies) with annual operating revenues in excess of $40 million Kenneth F. Mason · Representative for ILECs (other than Bell Operating Companies) with annual operating revenues less than $40 million Geoffrey A. Feiss · Interexchange carriers with annual operating revenues of $3 billion or less Rochelle D. Jones 1 See Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Nominations for Nine Board Member Positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors, WC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21, Public Notice, 27 FCC Rcd 10995 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2012); Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Nominations for Four Board Member Positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors, WC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21, Public Notice, 28 FCC Rcd 2292 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013). 2 See Appendix. 3 47 C.F.R. § 54.703(c)(3). - 2 - · Representative for competitive local exchange carriers Joseph Gillan · Representatives for schools that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the Commission’s rules Daniel A. Domenech, Ph.D. Brian L. Talbott, Ph.D. Julie Tritt Schell · Representative for low income consumers Ellis Jacobs · Representatives for rural health care providers that are eligible to receive supported services pursuant to section 54.601 of the Commission’s rules Eric Brown Katharine Hsu Wibberly, Ph.D. · Representative for state telecommunications regulators Ronald A. Brisé · Representatives from the telecommunications industry4 Raquel R. Noriega Olivia Wein The Commission welcomes these thirteen individuals to the USAC Board of Directors and looks forward to working with them. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Sincerely, Julie A. Veach Chief Wireline Competition Bureau 4 The Bureau did not receive nominations for the seats representing interexchange carriers with more than $3 billion in annual operating revenues or information service providers. See Appendix. On April 25, 2013, the Bureau released an order waiving section 54.703(b) and 54.703(c)(3) of the Commission’s rules to enable the Chairman of the Commission to designate members of the USAC Board of Directors from the general telecommunications industry for those two seats, enabling USAC to operate with a full complement of Board members. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.; Nominations for Board Member Positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21, Order, DA 13-607 (Wireline Comp. Bur. rel. Apr. 25, 2013). - 3 - Enclosure cc: Ronald A. Brisé Eric Brown Dr. Daniel A. Domenech Geoffrey A. Feiss Joseph Gillan Ellis Jacobs Rochelle D. Jones Kenneth F. Mason Raquel R. Noriega Julie Tritt Schell Dr. Brian L. Talbott Olivia Wein Dr. Katharine Hsu Wibberly - 4 - APPENDIX PARTIES FILING NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD MEMBER POSITIONS ON THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS CC Docket No. 96-45 CC Docket No. 97-21 Nominee Nominating Entity Dr. Sheryl Abshire American Association of School Administrators, American Library Association, Association of Education Service Agencies, Consortium for School Networking, International Society for Technology in Education, National Association of Independent Schools, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Catholic Educational Association, National Education Association, National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition, National Rural Education Association, National School Boards Association Ronald A. Brisé National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Eric Brown California Hospital Association, California State Rural Health Association Aubrey Jerome Browning Conecuh County Board of Education - 5 - Dr. Daniel A. Domenech Plevna School District 55, East Helena Public Schools, McMinnville School District 40, Education and Library Networks Coalition, American Association of School Administrators, Association of Education Service Agencies, Organizations Concerned with Rural Education, National Rural Education Association, New York State Intermediate BOCES, Abington School District, School Administrators of Iowa, Region 2, American Association of School Administrators, Hampton Public Schools, Bergen County Association of School Administrators, Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District, Washington Association of School Administrators, New York State Council of School Superintendents, Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Mercer County Public Schools, Vermont Superintendents Association, Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators, The Rural School and Community Trust, Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Santa Ana Unified School District, Kingsport City Schools, Ponca City Public Schools, Storey County School District, The School District of Lancaster, New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Virginia Association of School Superintendents, North Carolina Association of School Administrators, Talbot County Public Schools, Kansas School Superintendents’ Association, Arizona School Administrators, Mecosta- Osceola Intermediate School District, Georgia School Superintendents, United School Administrators of Kansas, Fort Smith Public Schools, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, Texas Association of School Administrators, Alaska Association of School Administrators, Sen. Mark Warner Geoffrey A. Feiss National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies, Western Telecommunications Alliance Joseph Gillan COMPTEL Ellis Jacobs National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, National Consumer Law Center Rochelle D. Jones tw telecom, Inc. Kimberly L. Klupenger Oregon Business Development Department Dr. Peter J. Kragel East Carolina University, Dr. Nicholas Benson Latoya A. Livingston Minority Media and Telecommunications Council Dr. Anthony Machado Council of the Great City Schools - 6 - Kenneth F. Mason Frontier Communications, Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Association, United States Telecommunications Association Chris Nierman General Communications, Inc. Raquel R. Noriega Connected Nation, Inc. Becky Sanders National Rural Health Association Julie Tritt Schell State E-rate Coordinators’ Alliance Russell Selken State E-rate Coordinators’ Alliance, California Department of Education, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, California Public Utilities Commission, California State Board of Education, California State Library, The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, Association of California School Administrators, Tehama County Office of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District - Information Technology Division, Imperial County Office of Education, Steve Midgley, Mixrun, LLC Kipman Scott Smith National Rural Health Resource Center, National Rural Health Association Dr. Brian L. Talbott American Association of School Administrators, Education and Library Networks Coalition Dr. Katharine Hsu Wibberly Virginia Telehealth Network Olivia Wein AARP Louis Wenzlow National Rural Health Resource Center, National Rural Health Association