Federal Communications Commission FCC 13-94 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of 
Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced 
Telecommunications Services 
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CC Docket No. 99-294
ORDER
Adopted:  July 9, 2013 Released:  July 10, 2013 
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 the vacancy created by a recent retirement from the 
Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications 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 comprises 
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 Gregg C. Sayre, Commissioner, New York State Public Service Commission, to serve on the 
Joint Conference.4 This appointment fills the position vacated by Randy Mitchell, former Commissioner 
of the South Carolina Public Service Commission.  The Commission gratefully acknowledges the 
important contributions of Mr. Mitchell to the work of the Joint Conference.   
3. Henceforth, a copy of all filings in this proceeding shall be served on Commissioner Sayre at 
the following address: 
The Honorable Gregg C. Sayre, Commissioner 
New York State Public Service Commission 
Three Empire State Plaza 
Albany, NY 12223-1350 
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.
  
1 47 U.S.C. § 410(b); Letter from James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel, National Association of Regulatory 
Utility Commissioners, to Mignon Clyburn, Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission, CC Docket No. 
99-294 (dated June 21, 2013) (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).
3 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).
4 47 U.S.C. § 410(b); Nomination Letter at 1.
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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