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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 For  Immediate  Release:  News  Media  Contact:  February  10,  2005  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rosemary.  kimball@  fcc.  gov 
 THREE  NEW  MEMBERS  APPOINTED  TO  FEDERAL-  STATE  JOINT  CONFERENCE  ON  ADVANCED  SERVICES 


 Washington,  DC  –  The  Commission  has  appointed  three  new  members  to  the  Federal-State  Joint  Conference  on  Advanced  Services.  They  are  the  Honorable  Paul  G.  Afonso,  Chair, 
 Massachusetts  Department  of  Telecommunications  and  Energy;  the  Honorable  Larry  S.  Landis,  Commissioner,  Indiana  Utility  Regulatory  Commission;  and  the  Honorable  Connie  O.  Hughes, 
 Commissioner,  New  Jersey  Board  of  Public  Utilities.  These  members  fill  vacancies  on  the  Joint  Board  created  by  recent  departures. 


 The  Joint  Conference  was  convened  in  1999  as  part  of  the  Commission’s  ongoing  efforts  to  ensure  that  advanced  services  are  deployed  as  rapidly  as  possible  to  all  Americans.  It  serves 
 as  a  forum  for  an  ongoing  dialogue  between  the  Commission,  state  regulators,  and  local  and  regional  entities  regarding  the  deployment  of  advanced  telecommunications  capabilities.  It  is 
 comprised  of  commissioners  from  state  public  utilities  commissions  and  from  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  and  is  chaired  by  FCC  Commissioner  Kevin  J.  Martin. 


 The  appointments  fill  the  positions  recently  vacated  by  Nanette  Thompson,  Regulatory  Commission  of  Alaska;  Irma  Muse  Dixon,  Louisiana  Public  Service  Commission;  and  Bob 
 Rowe,  Montana  Public  Service  Commission. 
 Action  by  the  Commission  February  8,  2005,  by  Order.  (FCC  05-  25).  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps,  Martin  and  Adelstein. 


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 CGB  contact:  Alice  Elder  at  202-  418-  2168  (voice),  alice.  elder@  fcc.  gov  (email). 
 CC  Docket  No.  99-  294 


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 Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  at  202-  418-  0531  (voice),  202-  418-  7365  (TTY). 
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