FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Names Seven Members to USAC Board of Directors

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel hereby appoints seven members to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). The term for the representative for commercial mobile radio service providers will end on December 31, 2022. All other positions are for a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2022. Chairwoman Rosenworcel appoints the following individuals to the USAC Board of Directors:

• Representative for interexchange carriers with annual operating revenues of more than $3 billion, Alan J. Buzacott, Executive Director of Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon Communications, Inc.;
• Representative for rural healthcare providers that are eligible to receive supported services under section 54.601 of the FCC’s rules, Brent Fontana, Principal Technical Business Developer, Amazon Web Services;
• Representative for state telecommunications regulators, Sarah Freeman, Commissioner, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission;
• Representative for incumbent local exchange carriers (non-Bell Operating Companies) with more than $40 million in annual revenues, Kenneth F. Mason;
• Representative for schools that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the FCC’s rules, Julie Tritt Schell, State E-Rate Coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Education;
• Representative for information service providers, Olivia Wein, Senior Attorney, National Consumer Law Center; and
• Representative for commercial mobile radio service providers, Indra Sehdev Chalk, Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs, for T-Mobile USA, Inc.