Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 63 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
Subchapter L - UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Section 63.166 - Administrator criteria
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
The administrator shall meet the following criteria:
(1) The administrator shall be neutral, impartial and independent from telecommunications service providers operating in this Commonwealth.
(2) The administrator may not advocate specific positions before the Commission in nonuniversal service administrative proceedings related to telecommunications issues.
(3) The administrator may not be an affiliate of any provider of telecommunications services. The administrator may not be closely associated with any provider of telecommunications services in a dependent or subordinate position.
(4) If the administrator has a board of directors that includes members with direct financial interests in entities that contribute to or receive support from the Fund, no more than a third of the board members may represent any one category (for example, local exchange carriers or interexchange carriers) of contributing carriers or support recipients, and the Board's composition shall reflect the broad base of contributors to and recipients of Fund assets. For purposes of this restriction, a direct financial interest exists when the administrator or Board member:
(5) If the administrator's board composition changes during its contractual period, the administrator shall notify the Commission immediately.
