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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  02-  2206  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau  Seeks  Nominations  for  Six  Board  Member  Positions  on 
 Universal  Service  Administrative  Company  Board  of  Directors 
 CC  Docket  Nos.  96-  45,  97-  21 
 Nominations  due  by:  October  4,  2002  Release  Date:  September  9,  2002 
 Pursuant  to  section  54.703(  c)  of  the  Commissions  rules,  1  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  seeks  nominations  for  the  following  Board  member  positions  on  the  Board  of  Directors 
 of  the  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company  (USAC). 
   Representative  for  incumbent  local  exchange  carriers  (other  than  the  Bell  Operating  Companies)  with  annual  operating  revenues  of  $40  million  or  less  (position  currently  held  by 
 Ed  Eichler) 
   Representative  for  interexchange  carriers  with  annual  operating  revenues  of  $3  billion  or  less  (position  currently  held  by  Jimmy  Jackson) 


   Representative  for  competitive  local  exchange  carriers  (position  currently  held  by  David  Conn) 
   Representative  for  schools  that  are  eligible  to  receive  discounts  (position  currently  held  by  Brian  Talbott) 
   Representative  for  rural  health  care  providers  that  are  eligible  to  receive  discounts  (position  currently  held  by  Isiah  Lineberry) 
   Representative  for  low-  income  consumers  (position  currently  held  by  Karen  Buller) 
 The  terms  of  the  above  Board  members  are  scheduled  to  expire  on  December  31,  2002.  On  behalf  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  wishes 


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 to  thank  each  of  the  Board  members  listed  above  for  their  diligent  efforts  and  dedicated  service  on  the  USAC  Board. 
 Pursuant  to  section  54.703(  c)(  1)  of  the  Commissions  rules,  only  members  of  the  industry  group  that  a  Board  member  will  represent  may  submit  a  nomination  for  that  position  (e.  g.,  only 
 competitive  local  exchange  carriers  may  submit  nominations  for  the  Board  member  who  will  represent  competitive  local  exchange  carriers).  In  order  to  expedite  the  appointment  process, 
 members  of  the  relevant  industry  group  are  encouraged  to  nominate  a  single  candidate  who  possesses  substantial  experience  in,  and  knowledge  of,  telecommunications  issues.  If  members 
 of  the  relevant  industry  group  fail  to  reach  consensus  on  a  candidate  to  serve  on  the  Board,  or  fail  to  submit  a  nomination  for  the  particular  Board  member  seat,  the  Chairman  of  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission  will  select  an  individual  from  that  industry  group  to  serve  on  the  Board. 


 Pursuant  to  section  54.703(  c)(  2)  of  the  Commissions  rules,  2  each  nomination  must  be  captioned:  In  the  Matter  of:  Nomination  for  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company 
 Board  of  Directors,  CC  Docket  Nos.  97-  21  and  96-  45.  An  original  and  four  copies  of  each  nomination  must  be  filed,  in  accordance  with  Part  1  of  the  Commissions  rules,  with  the 
 Commissions  Secretary,  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445    12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  In  addition,  two 
 copies  of  each  nomination  should  be  submitted  to  Sheryl  Todd,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445   
 12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  5-  A422,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Each  nomination  should  specify  the  position  on  the  Board  of  Directors  for  which  such  nomination  is  submitted  and  should  be 
 accompanied  by  the  nominees  professional  and  biographical  information,  such  as  a  resume  or  professional  biography.  Nominations  received  prior  to  the  release  of  this  public  notice  will  be 
 considered  and  do  not  need  to  be  resubmitted.  All  nominations  must  be  filed  with  the  Office  of  the  Secretary  by  October  4,  2002. 


 Hand-  delivered  or  messenger-  delivered  paper  filings  must  be  delivered  to  236  Massachusetts  Avenue,  N.  E.,  Suite  110,  Washington,  DC  20002.  The  filing  hours  at  this 
 location  are  8:  00  a.  m.  to  7:  00  p.  m.  All  hand  deliveries  must  be  held  together  with  rubber  bands  or  fasteners.  Any  envelopes  must  be  disposed  of  before  entering  the  building.  Commercial 
 overnight  mail  (other  than  U.  S.  Postal  Service  Express  Mail  and  Priority  Mail)  must  be  sent  to  9300  East  Hampton  Drive,  Capitol  Heights,  MD  20743.  U.  S.  Postal  Service  first-  class  mail, 
 Express  Mail,  and  Priority  Mail  should  be  addressed  to  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  DC  20554. 


 The  full  text  of  this  document  is  available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street, 
 S.  W.,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  DC,  20554.  This  document  may  also  be  purchased  from  the  Commission's  duplicating  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W., 
 Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  DC,  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or 


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 via  e-  mail  qualexint@  aol.  com.  For  further  information,  contact  Sheryl  Todd,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  7400. 
 Please  note  that  you  are  not  required  to  respond  to  a  collection  of  information  sponsored  by  the  Federal  government,  and  the  government  may  not  conduct  or  sponsor  this  collection, 
 unless  it  displays  a  currently  valid  Office  of  Management  and  Budget  (OMB)  control  number.  This  collection  has  been  assigned  an  OMB  control  number  of  3060-  0876. 
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