Federal Communications Commission FCC 11-164
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Federal-State Joint Conference on ) CC Docket No. 99-294
Advanced Telecommunications Services
ORDER
Adopted: October 31, 2011 Released: November 1, 2011
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 a vacancy created by a previous departure from the Federal-State
Joint Conference on Advanced Services (Joint Conference).' 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 (Commission).3
2. Pursuant to section 410(b) of the Communications Act, the Commission hereby appoints the
Honorable Catherine J.K. Sandoval, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission, to serve on
the Joint Conference.4 This appointment fills the position vacated by Commissioner Carlito Caliboso of
the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. The Commission is grateful to Mr. Caliboso for his important
contributions to the work of the Joint Conference.
3. Henceforth, a copy of all filings in this proceeding shall be served on Catherine J.K. Sandoval
at the following address:
The Honorable Catherine J.K. Sandoval
California State Building
1 47 U.S.C. § 4 10(b); Letter from James Bradford Ramsey, General Counsel, National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners, to the Honorable Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications
Conimission, CC Docket No. 99-294 (dated September 16, 2011) (Nomination Letter).
2 See Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services, CC Docket No. 99-294, Order, 14
FCC Rcd 17622, 17623 para. 3 (1999).
See id. at 17625, para. 9; Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services, CC Docket
No. 99-294, Order, 18 FCC Rcd 27065, 27066 para. 5 (2003) (increasing the number of state commission
representatives on the Joint Conference from five to seven).
47 U.S.C. § 4 10(b); Nomination Letter at 1.
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4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4 10(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
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