December 2000

Holiday Hours of Operation Notice (12/14/2000)

To enable our employees to enjoy the holiday season with their families, the Rural Health Care Customer Service Center will be closed Monday, December 25, Tuesday, December 26 and Monday, January 1. Safe & Happy Holidays!

FCC Approves Six USAC Board Members; Three new members and three members re-approved. (12/14/2000)

William Kennard, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved six individuals to three-year terms to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). USAC administers the Universal Service Fund (USF), which provides communities across the country with access to affordable telecommunications services. USAC is a private, not-for-profit company directed by the FCC to administer the USF. USAC administers the four universal service programs (the High Cost Program, Low Income Program, Rural Health Care Program, and the Schools and Libraries Program).

The approvals are a result of a November 6, 2000 FCC public notice soliciting nominations to fill the vacancies that would be created when the terms of six current members expire on December 31, 2000. The USAC Board represent the diverse stakeholders that participate in the universal service programs. The terms are staggered and six expire each year.

The six nominations approved by the chairman of the FCC and the stakeholder group represented are:

• Kevin Hess, Vice-president, TDS TELECOM - Incumbent local exchange carriers (other than Bell Operating Companies) with annual operating revenues in excess of $40 million (re-appointed)
• Joel Lubin, Vice-president, AT&T - Interexchange carriers with more than $3 billion in annual operating revenues.
• Allan T. Thoms, Chairman, Iowa Utilities Board - State telecommunications regulators (re-appointed)
• Dr. Jay Sanders, President & CEO, Global Telemedicine Group -Rural health care provider that are eligible to receive support (re-appointed)
• Rev. William F. Davis, Assistant Secretary for Catholic Schools and Public Policy, United States Catholic Conference- Schools that are eligible to receive support
• Robert Rivera, Spectrum Communications, Inc. and MeshworX, Inc. - Information Service Providers

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