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 Federal  Communications  Commission  FCC  01-  202 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Federal–  State  Joint  Board  on 
 Universal  Service 


 )  ) 
 )  )  CC  Docket  No.  96-  45 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  July  11,  2001  Released:  July  12,  2001 
 By  the  Commission: 
 1.  Pursuant  to  sections  254(  a)(  1)  and  410(  c)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as 
 amended,  1  the  Commission  appoints  the  Honorable  Kathleen  Q.  Abernathy  and  the  Honorable  Kevin  J. 
 Martin,  Commissioners  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  to  serve  on  the  Federal-  State  Joint 
 Board  on  Universal  Service.  The  Honorable  Kathleen  Abernathy  shall  serve  as  the  Federal  Chair  of  the 
 Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service.  These  appointments  fill  the  positions  recently  vacated  by 
 the  Honorable  Susan  Ness,  former  Commissioner  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  and  Chair 
 of  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board,  and  the  Honorable  Harold  Furchtgott-  Roth,  former  Commissioner  of  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission. 


 2.  The  Commission  also  appoints  the  Honorable  Lila  A.  Jaber,  Commissioner  of  the  Florida 
 Public  Service  Commission,  and  the  Honorable  Thomas  J.  Dunleavy,  Commissioner  of  the  New  York 
 Public  Service  Commission,  to  serve  on  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service.  2  These 
 appointments  fill  the  positions  recently  vacated  by  the  Honorable  Patrick  H.  Wood,  III,  former  Chairman 
 of  the  Texas  Public  Utility  Commission,  and  the  Honorable  Laska  Schoenfelder,  former  Commissioner  of 
 the  South  Dakota  Public  Utilities  Commission.  The  Commission  gratefully  acknowledges  the 
 contributions  of  the  departing  members  to  the  work  of  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  and  remembers  with 
 gratitude  the  dedicated  efforts  of  the  late  Commissioner  Schoenfelder. 


 3.  Henceforth,  a  copy  of  all  filings  in  this  proceeding  shall  be  served  on  Commissioners 
 Kathleen  Q.  Abernathy  and  Kevin  J.  Martin  at  the  following  addresses: 


 The  Honorable  Kathleen  Q.  Abernathy,  Commissioner 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  8-  A204 
 Washington  DC  20554 


 The  Honorable  Kevin  J.  Martin,  Commissioner 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  8-  C302 
 Washington  DC  20554 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  254(  a)(  1),  410(  c). 
 2  The  National  Association  of  Regulatory  Utility  Commissioners  (NARUC)  nominated  Commissioner  Jaber  and 
 Commissioner  Dunleavy  to  serve  as  members  of  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board.  See  Letter  from  William  M.  Nugent, 
 President  of  NARUC,  to  the  Honorable  Michael  Powell,  Chairman  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission, 
 dated  June  22,  2001. 
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 4.  Henceforth,  a  copy  of  all  filings  in  this  proceeding  shall  be  served  on  Commissioners  Lila 
 A.  Jaber  and  Thomas  J.  Dunleavy  at  the  following  addresses: 


 The  Honorable  Lila  A.  Jaber,  Commissioner 
 Florida  Public  Service  Commission 
 2540  Shumard  Oak  Boulevard 
 Tallahassee,  FL  32399 


 The  Honorable  Thomas  J.  Dunleavy,  Commissioner 
 New  York  Public  Service  Commission 
 One  Penn  Plaza,  8  th  Floor 
 New  York,  NY  10119 


 5.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  sections  254(  a)(  1)  and  410(  c)  of  the 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  254(  a)(  1),  410(  c),  this  Order  is  ADOPTED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISISON 
 Magalie  Roman  Salas 
 Secretary 
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