Scott Barash, Acting CEO of Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to Speak at The Global Knowledge Congress’s Teleconference on “Universal Service”
The Global Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Scott Barash, Acting CEO of Universal Service Administrative Company, a former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice will speak at the upcoming teleconference on “Universal Service” scheduled for October 5, 2006 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (EDT).
New York, NY, August 17, 2006 --(PR.com)-- The Global Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Scott Barash, Acting CEO of Universal Service Administrative Company, a former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice will speak at the upcoming teleconference on “Universal Service” scheduled for October 5, 2006 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (EDT).
The 1996 Act mandates that all providers of telecom services contribute to the Federal Universal Service fund. The challenge is, with the tectonic shift underway in the telecommunications industry, it has become increasingly difficult to decide who should contribute and how much.
The Global Knowledge Congress has assembled a fair and balanced panel to help analyze this issue and provide the latest updates.
About Scott Barash
Scott Barash is the Acting CEO of USAC. He joined USAC as its first in-house attorney in 1999. Previously, he was a partner in the Washington, DC office of a national law firm where he concentrated on complex civil litigation, particularly in the telecommunications field and on behalf of trade associations, charitable organizations, and other not-for-profit organizations.
Before that, he was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch. During his tenure at the Justice Department, he handled a wide variety of litigation on behalf of numerous federal agencies. He earned a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. He served as a law clerk to Judge R. Lanier Anderson, III, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
About USAC (Overview):
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation designated as the administrator of the federal Universal Service Fund by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). USAC administers Universal Service Fund (USF) programs for high cost companies serving rural areas, low-income consumers, rural health care providers, and schools and libraries. The Universal Service Fund helps provide communities across the country with affordable telecommunications services.
The Universal Service Fund is one fund with four programs. The four programs are:
High Cost - This support ensures that consumers in all regions of the nation have access to and pay rates for telecommunications services that are reasonably comparable to those in urban areas.
Low Income - This support, commonly known as Lifeline and Link Up, provides discounts that make basic, local telephone service affordable for more than 7 million low-income consumers.
Rural Health Care - This support provides reduced rates to rural health care providers for telecommunications and Internet services so they pay no more than their urban counterparts for the same or similar telecommunications services.
Schools & Libraries - This support, commonly referred to as E-rate support, provides affordable telecommunications and Internet access services to connect schools and libraries to the Internet. This support goes to service providers that provide discounts on eligible services to eligible schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia of these entities.
High Cost and Low Income support is managed by the High Cost and Low Income Division (HCLID). Rural Health Care support is managed by the Rural Health Care Division (RHCD). Schools and Libraries support is managed by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). USAC has a diverse 19-member Board of Directors comprised of representatives of universal service stakeholders.
For more information about Scott Barash and his organization, please visit: http://www.universalservice.org
About The Global Knowledge Congress
The Global Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.”
To contact The Global Knowledge Congress, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org
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The 1996 Act mandates that all providers of telecom services contribute to the Federal Universal Service fund. The challenge is, with the tectonic shift underway in the telecommunications industry, it has become increasingly difficult to decide who should contribute and how much.
The Global Knowledge Congress has assembled a fair and balanced panel to help analyze this issue and provide the latest updates.
About Scott Barash
Scott Barash is the Acting CEO of USAC. He joined USAC as its first in-house attorney in 1999. Previously, he was a partner in the Washington, DC office of a national law firm where he concentrated on complex civil litigation, particularly in the telecommunications field and on behalf of trade associations, charitable organizations, and other not-for-profit organizations.
Before that, he was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch. During his tenure at the Justice Department, he handled a wide variety of litigation on behalf of numerous federal agencies. He earned a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. He served as a law clerk to Judge R. Lanier Anderson, III, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
About USAC (Overview):
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation designated as the administrator of the federal Universal Service Fund by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). USAC administers Universal Service Fund (USF) programs for high cost companies serving rural areas, low-income consumers, rural health care providers, and schools and libraries. The Universal Service Fund helps provide communities across the country with affordable telecommunications services.
The Universal Service Fund is one fund with four programs. The four programs are:
High Cost - This support ensures that consumers in all regions of the nation have access to and pay rates for telecommunications services that are reasonably comparable to those in urban areas.
Low Income - This support, commonly known as Lifeline and Link Up, provides discounts that make basic, local telephone service affordable for more than 7 million low-income consumers.
Rural Health Care - This support provides reduced rates to rural health care providers for telecommunications and Internet services so they pay no more than their urban counterparts for the same or similar telecommunications services.
Schools & Libraries - This support, commonly referred to as E-rate support, provides affordable telecommunications and Internet access services to connect schools and libraries to the Internet. This support goes to service providers that provide discounts on eligible services to eligible schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia of these entities.
High Cost and Low Income support is managed by the High Cost and Low Income Division (HCLID). Rural Health Care support is managed by the Rural Health Care Division (RHCD). Schools and Libraries support is managed by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). USAC has a diverse 19-member Board of Directors comprised of representatives of universal service stakeholders.
For more information about Scott Barash and his organization, please visit: http://www.universalservice.org
About The Global Knowledge Congress
The Global Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.”
To contact The Global Knowledge Congress, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org
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Thomas LaPointe, Jr., Executive Director
646-202-9344
www.knowledgecongress.org
Therese Lumbao
Director, Account Management & Member Services
tlumbao@knowledgecongress.org
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