JOINT STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONERS MIGNON L. CLYBURN AND MICHAEL O’RIELLY
Re: Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation 
Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92; Petitions for Waiver of Section 51.917(b)(7) of the Commission’s 
Rules.
We support the item because it contains necessary safeguards to ensure a court or regulatory 
agency of competent jurisdiction has made a finding of liability before a carrier receives any additional 
Connect America Fund support.  Doing so is consistent with the goals of intercarrier compensation 
reform to provide a path away from the legacy subsidies as well as an important safeguard for consumers 
who contribute to the universal service fund.  We appreciate the willingness of the Chairman to ensure 
that these safeguards are in place before granting a waiver.