FCC Seeks USAC Board of Directors Nominations

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau seeks nominations for the following Board member positions on the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) listed below for a three-year term.

• Representative for interexchange carriers with annual operating revenues of more than $3 billion (position currently held by Alan 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 Commission’s rules (position currently held by Brent Fontana, Global Principal of Fiber Network Development, Amazon Web Services)
• Representative for state telecommunications regulators (position currently held by 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 (position currently held by Kenneth F. Mason, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Frontier Communications)
• Representative for schools that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the Commission’s rules (position currently held by Julie Tritt Schell, State ERate Coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Education)
• Representative for information service providers (position currently held by Olivia Wein, Senior Attorney, National Consumer Law Center)

All nominations must be filed with the Office of the Secretary by October 20, 2021.