Federal Communications Commission FCC 12-13 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
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) CC Docket No. 96-45
ORDER
Adopted:  February 1, 2012 Released:  February 2, 2012 
By the Commission:  Commissioner Clyburn issuing a statement.
1. Pursuant to sections 254(a)(1) and 410 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,1
the Commission appoints the Honorable Randy Mitchell, Commissioner – South Carolina Public Service 
Commission, to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.2 This appointment fills the 
position held by the Honorable Larry Landis, Commissioner of the Indiana Utility Regulatory 
Commission.3 The Commission gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Larry Landis to the work of 
the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.
2. Henceforth, a copy of all filings in this proceeding shall be served on Randy Mitchell at 
the following address:
The Honorable Randy Mitchell
Commissioner
South Carolina Public Service Commission
101 Executive Center Drive
P.O. Drawer 11649
Columbia, SC 29211
3. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 254(a)(1) and 410 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 254(a)(1), 410, this order is ADOPTED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
  
1 47 U.S.C. §§ 254(a)(1), 410.
2 The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) nominated Randy Mitchell to serve as a 
member of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.  See Letter from James Bradford Ramsay, General 
Counsel of NARUC, to the Honorable Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, 
CC Docket No. 96-45 (dated Jan. 11, 2012).
3 Id.
Federal Communications Commission FCC 12-13 
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STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER MIGNON L. CLYBURN 
Re:  Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45
It is my pleasure to welcome a former colleague and good friend, Commissioner Randy Mitchell 
from the Public Service Commission of South Carolina, to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
Service.  Commissioner Mitchell and I share a long history in the utility regulatory space, in that we were 
both sworn in on the same day for state service in July of 1998.  I can affirm that he is always willing to 
collaborate on effective solutions that serve the public interest, and I look forward to the opportunity to 
resume that spirit of cooperation on the Joint Board.
As is common with most transitions, however, it is with great sadness that we bid adieu to 
Commissioner Larry Landis of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.  Commissioner Landis has 
served this Joint Board well, and his communications expertise will be sorely missed.  His dedication to 
rural America cannot be outdone, and on a personal level, I count him as one of the best confidants and 
mentors that I have encountered in this field.  Fortunately for us, Commissioner Landis will remain as the 
State Chair of the 706 Joint Conference, so the FCC will continue to benefit from his public service and 
unparalleled commitment, to ensuring that all Americans have access to communications networks, no 
matter where they live.