Federal Communications Commission FCC 10-73 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 99-294 ORDER Adopted: April 28, 2010 Released: May 4, 2010 By the Commission: 1. By this order, and pursuant to section 410(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act), we hereby fill two vacancies created by previous departures from the Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services (Joint Conference).1 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 and it serves as a forum for an ongoing dialogue among the Commission, state regulators, and local and regional entities regarding the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities.2 The Joint Conference is comprised of representatives from state public utility commissions and from the Federal Communications Commission.3 2. Pursuant to section 410(b) of the Communications Act, the Commission hereby appoints the Honorable Robert M. Clayton, III, Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission, and the Honorable Carlito P. Caliboso, Chairman, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, to serve on the Joint Conference.4 These appointments fill the positions vacated by Rachelle Chong, Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission, and Michael Moffet, Commissioner of the Kansas Corporation Commission. The Commission gratefully acknowledges the important contributions of these individuals to the work of the Joint Conference. 1 47 U.S.C. § 410(b); Letter from James Bradford Ramsey, General Counsel, NARUC, to Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, CC Docket No. 99-294 (dated Feb. 4, 2010) (Robert Clayton Nomination Letter); Letter from James Bradford Ramsey, General Counsel, NARUC, to Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, CC Docket No. 99-294 (dated Feb. 5, 2010) (Carlito Caliboso Nomination Letter). 2 See Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services, CC Docket No. 99-294, Order, 14 FCC Rcd 17622, para. 3 (1999). 3See id. at 17625, para. 9; Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services, CC Docket No. 99-294, Order, FCC 03-331, para. 1 (rel. Dec. 23, 2003) (increasing the number of state commission representatives on the Joint Conference from five to seven). 4 47 U.S.C. § 410(b); Robert Clayton Nomination Letter at 1; Carlito Caliboso Nomination Letter at 1. Federal Communications Commission FCC 10-73 2 3. Henceforth, a copy of all filings in this proceeding shall be served on Robert Clayton and Carlito Caliboso at the following addresses: The Honorable Robert M. Clayton, III, Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission 200 Madison Street, Governor Office Building Jefferson City, MO 65101 The Honorable Carlito P. Caliboso, Chairman, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission 465 South King Street, Kekuanao’a Building, Honolulu, HI 96813 4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 410(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 410(b),this order IS ADOPTED. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 1.103(a) and 1.4(b)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.103(a), 1.4(b)(2) this order SHALL BE EFFECTIVE upon release. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Marlene H. Dortch Secretary