************************************************************************** NOTICE ********************************* *********************** This document was converted from WordPerfect or Word to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect or Word version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Federal-State Joint Conference on ) CC Docket No. 99-294 Advanced Telecommunications Services ) ) ORDER Adopted: December 1, 1999 Released: December 2, 1999 By the Commission: 1. Pursuant to section 410(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.  410(b), the Commission appoints Regulatory Commission of Alaska Chair G. Nanette Thompson; Louisiana Public Service Commission Commissioner Irma Muse Dixon; North Carolina Utilities Commission Chair Jo Anne Sanford; Wyoming Public Service Commission Deputy Chair Steve Furtney and Public Utility Commission of Texas Commissioner Brett Perlman to serve on the Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services (Joint Conference.) The Commission also appoints Montana Public Service Commission Commissioner Bob Rowe as a non- voting member of the Joint Conference. 2. The state commissioners named above are appointed to the Joint Conference, joining the already-named FCC Joint Conference members: Chairman William E. Kennard, Commissioner Susan Ness, Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Commissioner Michael Powell and Commissioner Gloria Tristani. 3. Henceforth, a copy of all filings in this proceeding shall be served on each member of the Joint Conference at the following addresses: The Honorable William E. Kennard, FCC Chairman Chair of the Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services FCC 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 The Honorable Susan Ness, Commissioner FCC 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 The Honorable Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Commissioner FCC 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 The Honorable Michael Powell, Commissioner FCC 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 The Honorable Gloria Tristani, Commissioner FCC 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 The Honorable G. Nanette Thompson, Chair Regulatory Commission of Alaska 1016 West Sixth Avenue, Suites 300 and 400 Anchorage, Alaska. The Honorable Irma Muse Dixon, Commissioner Louisiana Public Service Commission Office of the Commissioner District 3 - New Orleans 1600 Canal Street Suite 1400 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 The Honorable Jo Anne Sanford, Chair North Carolina Utilities Commission 430 North Salisbury Street Dobbs Building PO Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510 The Honorable Steve Furtney, Deputy Chair Wyoming Public Service Commission Hansen Building 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 The Honorable Brett Perlman, Commissioner Public Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Avenue PO Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 The Honorable Bob Rowe, Commissioner Montana Public Service Commission 1701 Prospect Avenue P.O. Box 202601 Helena, MT 59620-2601 4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j) and 410(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), 154(j) & 410(b), and on the recommendation of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the Honorable G. Nanette Thompson, Chair of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; the Honorable Irma Muse Dixon, Commissioner of the Louisiana Public Service Commission; the Honorable Jo Anne Sanford, Chair of the North Carolina Utilities Commission; the Honorable Steve Furtney, Deputy Chair of the Wyoming Public Service Commission; and the Honorable Brett Perlman, Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas are appointed to the Federal- State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services. 5. IT IS ALSO ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j) and 410(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), 154(j) & 410(b), the Honorable Bob Rowe, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission, is appointed as a non-voting member of the Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary