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Pє\  `&Times New Roman єAє\  P"єPє\  `&Times New RomanєXNє\  P#XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P$XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P%XPє\  `&Times New RomanXєAє\  P&єPє\  `&Times New RomanєXNє\  P'XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P(XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P)XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P*XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P+XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P,XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P-XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P.XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P/XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P0XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P1XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P2XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P3XPє\  `&Times New RomanXєAє\  P4єPє\  `&Times New RomanєXNє\  P5XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P6XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P7XPє\  `&Times New RomanXXNє\  P8XPє\  `&Times New RomanXћџ2 3(3#|xŠа ААXX аеdа мммм аааб#єAє\  PєP#баШа dееdа мммм аааб#єAє\  PєP#баШа dелHeading 1 лб#XNє\  PXP#бззллааб# hє\  P P#бУ УRemarks of FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristaniл!Heading 1 !лзз б#єAє\  PєP#бллBefore the New Mexico State University Regulatory Issues Conference March 8, 1999 б#XNє\  P XP#бФ ФУУ [as prepared for delivery] ааФФ ССGood afternoon, and thank you, Commissioner Gillis, for the kind introduction. I have always had great respect for you and the work of the Washington Commission in protecting consumers in that state. So it goes without saying that I would be glad to participate in any public forum that he organized. But when he told me that this particular conference would be held in New Mexico, well, I would have even skipped a Congressional oversight hearing to be here. Actually, I suppose thatРРs stretching it just a bit. But I do very much appreciate the opportunity to join you today. л1лг ‚X гааб#XNє\  P XP#бллааAnd I should add that, as a New Mexican, rural telecommunications issues are very important to me as a policymaker, because I know how much government policies can affect life for millions of rural Americans. л1л ааб#XNє\  P XP#блл г ‚X гThatРРs why I was glad to see that the title of this panel is Р РIssues Facing Rural Companies УУand Their CustomersФФ.РР At the FCC, itРРs easy to forget that we work for the American people, not the multibillionЉdollar companies that lavish their attention on us. In my job, I try to remain focused on consumers and how each decision I make will affect the average consumer. As I confront policy decisions affecting rural companies, itРРs a little easier for me to remember that my work directly affects rural Americans simply because IРРm УУfromФФ a rural state. лHeading 2 лг ‚X гб#XNє\  PXP#бУ УУУззллPublic Policy Should Reflect Unique Circumstances of Rural LECs л!Heading 2 !лзз б#XNє\  PXP#бФ ФФФллг ‚X г г ‚X гHaving that background, I know that federal and state policies need to reflect the specific circumstances of rural carriers and their customers. What IРРd like to touch on today are just a few issues facing rural companies and their customers. Not surprisingly, these issues revolve around universal service. г ‚X г л1лг ‚X гааб#XNє\  PXP#бллааWhat I would like to make clear is my belief that, in developing universal service policies, the FCC needs to focus to a greater degree specifically on rural customers served by truly rural carriers. There is a natural temptation for policymakers to just apply large carrier policies to small carriers as well. It saves time and resources, so why reinvent the wheel for rural companies? TheyРРre all incumbent LECs, right? How different can they be?л1л ааб#XNє\  PXP#бллг ‚X г г ‚X гActually, itРРs clear to me that rural telephone companies УУareФФ different from large carriers. For instance, in rural areas, there are often just one or two businesses that are the ера мммм аааб#єAє\  PєP#бб# hє\  P P#блHeader лааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџмьќ!џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ Амааб# hє\  P P#блла ммм аб#єAє\  PєP#блHeader л ааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџXА` И hРpШ xа (#€%и'0*ˆ,р.813ш5@8˜:№