About USAC

High Cost & Low Income Committee

The High Cost & Low Income Committee consists of nine USAC Board members, including two incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) representatives (one representing rural telephone companies and one representing non-rural telephone companies), one interexchange (IXC) carrier representative, one wireless representative, one competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) representative, one low income representative, one state consumer advocate representative, one state telecommunications regulator representative, and USAC's chief executive officer.

The members of USAC's High Cost and Low Income Committee are as follows:

 

 

 

Name

Representing

Joel Lubin, Chair

Non-Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers

Anne C. Boyle, Vice Chair

State Telecommunications Regulators

Joseph Gillan

Competitive Local Exchange Carriers

Wayne R. Jortner

State Consumer Advocates

Kevin M. Joseph

Wireless Providers

Rex M. Knowles

Interexchange Carriers

Joycelyn Tate

Low Income Consumers

Jason B. Williams

Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers

Scott Barash

Acting CEO of USAC

 

The High Cost & Low Income Committee has the power and authority to act on behalf of USAC to make decisions concerning:

  • How USAC projects demand for the High Cost and Low Income programs;
  • Development of applications and associated instructions as needed for the High Cost, and Low Income programs;
  • Administration of the application process, including activities to ensure compliance with Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations;
  • Performance of audits of beneficiaries under the High Cost and Low Income programs;
  • Review of staff decisions pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 54.719(a); and
  • Development and implementation of other functions unique to the High Cost and Low Income support programs; as well as the setting of support that USAC will disburse to eligible telecommunications carriers.

Last modified on 6/2/2008