97-1273. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Staff Workshops on Proxy Cost Models on January 14-15, 1997

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1273]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA 97-60]


Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: Staff Workshops 
on Proxy Cost Models on January 14-15, 1997

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On January 9, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission 
released a public notice regarding the staff workshop on proxy cost 
models that will be held on January 14 and 15, 1997. The purpose of the 
notice is announce the agenda and the panelists for the workshops.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Astrid Carlson, Universal Service 
Branch, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau, at (202) 
530-6023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The federal and state staff of the Federal-
State Joint Board on Universal Service will hold workshops on proxy 
cost models on Tuesday, January 14, 1997 and Wednesday, January 15, 
1997. The workshops will be held in the Commission's room 856 at 1919 M 
Street, N.W, Washington, D.C. beginning at 9 a.m. each day, and are 
open to the public. The workshops will consist of four round table 
discussions on issues relating to the selection of a proxy cost model 
for determining the cost of providing the service supported by the 
universal service support mechanism. The first panel will discuss 
modeling network investment; the second panel will discuss modeling 
operating and support expenses; the third panel will discuss modeling 
capital expenses; and the fourth panel will discuss validation of the 
models.

Federal Communications Commission.
Kathleen B. Levitz,
Deputy Bureau Chief, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-1273 Filed 1-17-97; 8:45 am]
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