Federal Communications Commission DA 20-1396 DA 20-1396 Released: November 24, 2020 CHAIRMAN PAI NAMES SIX MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21 Chairman Ajit Pai hereby appoints six members to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) pursuant to section 54.703(c)(3) of the Commission’s rules. 47 CFR § 54.703(c)(3). Each appointee was nominated in response to a Public Notice issued earlier this year soliciting nominations for the Board positions listed below. Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Nominations for Six Board Member Positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 8759 (WCB 2020). The three-year term for these positions begins on January 1, 2021. Chairman Pai appoints the following individuals to the USAC Board of Directors: · Representative for incumbent local exchange carriers (non-Bell Operating Companies) with $40 million or less in annual revenues: Geoffrey A. Feiss, General Manager, Montana Telecommunications Association; · Representative for competitive local exchange carriers: Joseph Gillan, Consultant, Gillan Associates; · Representative for low-income consumers: Ellis Jacobs, Senior Attorney, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.; · Representative for interexchange carriers with annual operating revenues of $3 billion or less: Michael Skrivan, Vice President Regulatory, Consolidated Communications; · Representative for schools that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the Commission’s rules: Joan H. Wade, Ed.D., Executive Director, Association of Educational Service Agencies; and · Representative for rural health care providers that are eligible to receive supported services pursuant to section 54.601 of the Commission’s rules: Katharine Hsu Wibberly, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center. The Wireline Competition Bureau reminds interested parties that the USAC Board of Directors will hold its next meetings on January 21, 25, and 26, 2021. USAC, About, Leadership, Quarterly, https://www.usac.org/about/leadership/quarterly-meeting-schedule/ (last visited Nov. 24, 2020). Due to COVID-19, USAC’s offices are presently closed, with USAC staff working remotely. For further information about the location of the Board of Directors meetings, go to https://www.usac.org/about/leadership/quarterly-meeting-schedule/. All Board of Directors quarterly meetings are open to the public. 47 C.F.R. § 54.703(e). For further information, please contact Jesse Jachman (Jesse.Jachman@fcc.gov) of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief, (202) 418-2668. - FCC - 2