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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 |
|
State Telecommunications Regulators |
Joseph Gillan, Vice Chair |
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers |
Wayne R. Jortner |
State Consumer Advocates |
Scott K. Bergmann |
Wireless Providers |
Vacant |
Interexchange Carriers |
Ellis Jacobs |
Low Income Consumers |
Scott Barash |
Acting CEO of USAC |
Geoff Feiss |
Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers |
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.
