The Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service has turned to...
The Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service has turned to Harrisburg, Pa.-based consulting firm Rolka, Loube, Saltzer Associates to help collect and analyze data on universal service and intercarrier compensation, the joint board announced in filings published Monday. The commission…
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is expected to issue a rulemaking notice as early as February on the two matters (CD Dec 1 p1). The joint board will file its own reports on the efforts and is currently collecting data from telcos, the group said in its filing, which was part of dockets No. 05-337, 10-90, 09-51 and 01-92. Rolka, Loube bills itself as an expert in “administering state and federal universal services funds, subsidy program administration, providing expert testimony on behalf of public agencies and drafting orders in regulatory proceedings.” Its listed clients include Michigan State University’s Institute of Public Utilities, CTIA, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, the Universal Service Administrative Co., NextLink, XO Communications, the Alaska Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Justice Department. Company Vice President Robert Loube, a former top analyst at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, and consultant Peter Bluhm, a former official with the joint board and the Vermont Public Services Board, will be the principal contacts for Rolka, the joint board said in its filing. President David Rolka is a former chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and NARUC board member.