Federal Communications Commission	DA 25-1068



DA 25-1068
Released:  December 17, 2025

CHAIRMAN CARR NAMES SEVEN MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY
CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21

	Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr hereby appoints seven 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 Public Notices issued earlier this year soliciting nominations for the Board positions listed below. See 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, DA 25-738 (WCB 2025); Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Nominations to Fill Vacant Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors Position, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21, Public Notice, DA 25-914 (WCB 2025). 
  Each position has a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2028, except as otherwise indicated below.

	Chairman Carr appoints the following individuals to the USAC Board of Directors:

· Ian Forbes, Corporate Counsel, Legal Affairs, T-Mobile USA, Inc., as the representative of commercial mobile radio service providers;

· Alexander Minard, Vice President and Lead Legislative Counsel, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, as the representative for cable providers;

· Amber Gregory, Manager of E-Rate Services, Arkansas State Library, as the representative for libraries that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the Commission’s rules;

· Stephanie Minnock, Assistant General Counsel of Federal Government Affairs, Lumen Technologies, Inc., as the representative for incumbent local exchange carriers (Bell Operating Companies);

· Heather Sanborn, Maine Public Advocate, as the representative of State Consumer Advocates;

· Julie Tritt Schell, Pennsylvania E-Rate Coordinator, as the representative for schools that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the Commission’s rules; and

· Tim Schram, Commissioner, Nebraska Public Service Commission, as the representative of state telecommunications regulators (term expires December 31, 2027). This appointment is to complete the position’s three-year term following the resignation of Sarah Freeman, Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, on September 24, 2025.


The USAC Board of Directors will hold its next meetings on January 26 and 27, 2026. USAC, About, Leadership, Quarterly Meeting Schedule, https://www.usac.org/about/leadership/quarterly-meeting-schedule/ (last visited Dec. 15, 2025).
  All Board of Directors quarterly meetings are open to the public. 47 CFR § 54.703(e).
  For further information, please contact Philip Bonomo (philip.bonomo@fcc.gov), Assistant Division Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau (202-418-2778).


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