ULTS Administrative Committee

Orientation

February 19, 2003

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

a. Discounted Telephone Service Hassan Mirza b. Marketing Program (D.96-10-066) Mateo Camarillo

_ Phase I (99-00)

_ Phase II (Pending)

· Outreach

· Call Center

a. Pre SB 669 - ULTS-AC, ULTS-MB and CPUC Oversight Ken McEldowney b. Post SB 669 - Telecommunications Division Hassan Mirza

_ Claims and Review Process (GO 153)

_ Payments (D.01-09-059)

a. CPUC's Resolution Process (September Year 1) b. Governor's Budget Proposal (Jan 10 Year 2) c. Budget Act (June Year 2)

a. Budget Recommendation (Charter § 4.1a) b. Annual Report (Charter § 4.1.b) c. Program Development/Implementation/Administration (Charter § 4.1.c) d. Permanent Marketing Plan (Charter § 2.3) e. Liaisons (Charter § 4.2)

a. Eligibility b. Air Travel Arrangement c. Claim Process d. Justification Letter/Payee Data Record

Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Program

· PU Code § 871 was codified in by the enactment of AB 1348 (1983), known as the Moore Universal Service Telephone Act, requiring the Commission to establish a program to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service.

· D.84-11-028 established General Order (GO) 153 for the implementation, funding, and administration of the Moore Universal Telephone Service Act. The Universal Service Telephone Program (ULTS) was created to provide a 50% discount on residential telephone service to low-income families. This program was funded by a tax administered by the State Board of Equalization.

· D.87-07-090, in response to AB 386 (1987), repealed the ULTS tax and implemented a 4% all end user surcharge accessed on intrastate interLATA services.

· D.87-10-088 established a ULTS trust for the deposits of the surcharge monies, and an administrative committee for the administration of the ULTS program. The administrative committee, ULTS-AC, was comprised of five members including 1 large LEC, 1 small LEC, 1 IEC, and 2 public interest groups.

· Annual Budgets for the ULTS program are adopted by the Commission through the resolution process. Budget resolutions can be found at: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/consumer+information/surcharges+and+taxes/index.htm.

· D.94-09-065 standardized the ULTS rates to the lower of 50% of the LEC's tariffed rate or 50% of Pacific Bell's basic service rate and revised the assessment of the surcharge from intrastate interLATA services to all intrastate telecommunications services. This decision also required the large LECs to perform ULTS outreach to undersubscribed communities, and established a 95% subscribership goal for low-income and non-English speaking households.

· D.96-10-066 required all competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC) to provide ULTS, extended the 95% subscribership goal for all customer groups, removed the large LECs' outreach requirement, established a marketing working group to perform ULTS outreach in a competitively neutral manner, and set the budget for the marketing working group to the annual total average ULTS marketing expenses reimbursed to the large LECs over the last 3 years (1993 to 1995).

· D.97-12-105 established a nine-member ULTS Marketing Board (ULTS-MB), and ordered the board to use 80% of its marketing budget to bring basic telephone service to qualifying households currently without telephone service and the remaining 20% to close the gap between the total number of residential customers eligible for the ULTS program and total number of customers who actually use the ULTS program.

· Annual Outreach Budgets are included in the ULTS annual budgets. Resolution T-16176, the first annual budget for the outreach, set the marketing budget at $5 million a year.

· D.98-10-050 increased the ULTS-MB annual budget from $5 million to $7 million.

· Resolution T-16353 (1999) approved a 12-month marketing program and the operation of a call center for the ULTS program. These marketing and outreach efforts were conducted from November 1999 through October 2000.

· D.00-10-028 revised GO 153 to reflect changes to the ULTS program that occurred subsequent to 1984, set standards for carriers service representatives in informing subscribers on the availability of ULTS program, etc.

· PU Code § 270-281 et seq. were codified by the enactment of SB 669 (1999) requiring a ULTS Trust Administrative Committee Fund be created in the State Treasury, limiting moneys in this fund to only be expended for the purpose of the program and upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act, changing the role of the ULTS-AC from administrative to advisory, and requiring the Commission to submit a transition plan on or before July 1, 2000.

· SB 742 (2001) mandated that the remaining funds of the ULTS Trust be transferred to the State Treasury on October 1, 2001.

· Resolution T-16561 (2001) approved a proposed contract with Richard Heath & Associates (RHA) in the amount of $4,983,241 for a 12-month marketing program submitted by the ULTS-MB.

· Resolution T-16606 (2001) approved a proposed contract with RHA in the amount of $1,481,990 for a 36-month operation of a call center submitted by the ULTS-MB.

· D.01-09-064 revised the charters of ULTS-AC and the ULTS-MB to conform to SB 669, and directed the Information and Management Services Division (IMSD) and the Telecommunications Division (TD) to take over the administration of the ULTS program starting October 1, 2001.

· D.02-04-059 merged the ULTS-MB (disappearing committee) and the ULTS-AC (surviving committee) into one committee, and established a nine-member board for the merged committee. On September 13, 2002, the Commission issued a letter on the advisory committee application process. This letter was sent to over 4,000 groups and organizations. Interested parties should submit their resumes to the Commission on or before October 31, 2002.

· D.02-07-033 directed the Low Income Oversight Board (LIOB) to solicit public input and develop recommendations for coordinated customer outreach between the ULTS and CARE programs.

Period		# of ULTS Subscribers	# of Carriers
11/02		3,279,647	20
10/02		3,328,029	25
09/02		3,363,699	28
08/02		3,394,844	27
07/02		3,364,374	29
06/02		3,363,225	29
05/02		3,386,332	30
04/02		3,391,639	31
03/02		3,354,688	30
02/02		3,345,187	28
01/02		3,367,465	30
12/01		3,362,501	28
11/01		3,342,466	27
10/01		3,466,671	29
09/01		3,439,667	26
08/01		3,379,005	28
07/01		3,348,870	29
06/01		3,300,282	27
05/01		3,298,529	28
04/01		3,300,150	28
03/01		3,260,844	26
02/01		3,246,076	28
01/01		3,225,303	29

ULTS-Fund

Receipt and Disbursement Summary

Date	Receipts	Disbursements	Balance
10/1/2001			$108,736,244.20
10/31/2001	$25,105,624.78	($32,543,216.91)	$101,298,652.07
11/30/2001	$25,080,657.18	($1,045,930.14)	$125,333,379.11
12/1/2001	$28,138,978.08	($27,195,613.15)	$126,276,744.04
1/5/2002	$1,213,782.05		$127,490,526.09
1/31/2002	$23,753,344.95	($17,024,272.70)	$134,219,598.34
2/28/2002	$24,210,114.43	($11,712,008.52)	$146,717,704.25
3/31/2002	$23,254,960.11	($17,106,924.09)	$152,865,740.27
4/30/2002	$22,001,997.16	($18,768,549.69)	$156,099,187.74
5/31/2002	$22,058,826.88	($23,643,373.48)	$154,514,641.14
6/30/2002	$16,126,611.39	($17,895,846.47)	$152,745,406.06
Total	$210,944,897.01	($166,935,735.15)	$152,745,406.06
Fiscal Year 2002-2003
7/1/2002			$152,745,406.06
7/5/2002	$2,214,354.00		$154,959,760.06
7/31/2002	$24,224,723.56	($18,668.17)	$179,165,815.45
8/31/2002	$28,519,849.94	($20,198.26)	$207,665,467.13
9/30/2002	$19,984,366.38	($24,223,082.15)	$203,426,751.36
10/4/2002	$7,907,508.90		$211,334,260.26
10/31/2002	$20,238,000.73	($18,304,833.65)	$213,267,427.34
11/29/2002	$20,607,738.50	($27,176,982.46)	$206,698,183.38
Total	$123,696,542.01	($69,743,764.69)	$206,698,183.38

Payment Process Established in D.01-09-064

EVENT	CARRIER PAYMENTS (DAY/MONTH)	OTHER PAYMENT REQUESTS1 (DAY/MONTH)
Payment letter posted in daily calendar	8 th (Month 1)	23 rd (Month 1)
End of comment period on payment letter	15 th (Month 1)	30 th (Month 1)
Payment letter submitted to IMSD for payment processing	15 th (Month 1)	30 th (Month 1)
Payment mailed to payee by Controller or CPUC	20 th (Month 1)	5 th (Month 2)

If any date in a payment timeline falls on a weekend or holiday, that date will be advanced to the next business day but the remaining dates in the payment timeline will remain unchanged.

MISCELLANEOUS TELECOMMUNICATION MATTERS

Date Filed	Subject
January 23, 2003	California High-Cost Fund-A Administrative Committee Fund: Notice of filing of payment letter(s) for payments to be made on February 5, 2003. Protests or comments may be submitted. All protests and comments must be filed by 12:00 PM on or before January 30, 2003 with John M. Leutza, Director of the Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. These payment letters are available at: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/public+programs/index.htm or contact Hassan Mirza at (415) 703-1638.
January 23, 2003	The California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund: Notice of filing of payment letter(s) for payments to be made on February 5, 2003. Protests or comments may be submitted. All protests and comments must be filed by 12:00 PM on or before January 30, 2003 with John M. Leutza, Director of the Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. These payment letters are available at: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/public+programs/index.htm or contact Hassan Mirza at (415) 703-1638.
January 23, 2003	The California Teleconnect Fund Administrative Committee Fund: Notice of filing of payment letter(s) for payments to be made on February 5, 2003. Protests or comments may be submitted. All protests and comments must be filed by 12:00 PM on or before January 30, 2003 with John M. Leutza, Director of the Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. These payment letters are available at: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/public+programs/index.htm, or you may contact Robert Weissman at (415) 703-1989.
January 23, 2003	The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) Trust Administrative Committee Fund: Notice of filing of payment letter(s) for payments to be made on February 5, 2003. Protests or comments may be submitted. All protests and comments must be filed by 12:00 PM on or before January 30, 2003 with John M. Leutza, Director of the Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. These payment letters are available at: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/telco/public+programs/index.htm or contact Hassan Mirza at (415) 703-1638.

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Primary:	Alternate:
Ana Montes Director of Technology Latino Issues Forum 785 Market St, Ste 300 San Francisco, CA 94103 E-Mail: anamontes@lif.org Telephone: 415-284-7208	Jeff Nelder Deputy Executive Director Charity Cultural Services Center 827 Stockton St San Francisco, CA 94108 E-Mail: ccscgrantwriter@yahoo.com Telephone: 415-989-8224
Fred Hesse Verizon Regulatory Advocacy One Verizon Way, MC: CA500GC Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 E-Mail: fred.hesse@verizon.com Telephone: 805-372-7233	Colin Petheram Regulatory & Constituency Relations 140 New Montgomery, Room 1325 San Francisco, CA 94105 E-Mail: colin.petheram@sbc.com Telephone: 415-542-7471
Ken McEldowney Consumer Action 717 Market Street, Room 310 San Francisco, CA 94103 E-Mail: ken.mceldowney@consumer-action.org Telephone: 415-777-9648	Annie Chung Executive Director Self Help for the Elderly 407 Sansome St, Ste 300 San Francisco, CA 94111-3104 E-Mail: Anni2pacbell.net Telephone: 415-823-0331
Linda Burton Sierra Telephone PO Box 219 Oakhurst, CA 93644 E-Mail: lindab@stcg.net Telephone:	Rhonda Armstrong Regulatory Manager Kerman Telephone Co. 811 S Madera Ave Kerman, CA 93630 E-Mail: rhondaa@kermantel.net Telephone: 559-846-7780
Linda L. Gustafson CPUC ORA 505 Van Ness Ave 4th FL San Francisco, CA 94102 E-Mail: llg@cpuc.ca.gov Telephone: 415-703-2385	Joel Tolbert CPUC ORA 505 Van Ness Ave 4th FL San Francisco, CA 94102 E-Mail: jjt@cpuc.ca.gov Telephone: 415-703-1742

Primary:	Alternate:
Marlene Hebert AT&T Law & Government Affairs Dept 795 Folsom Street, Room 2158D San Francisco, CA 94107 E-Mail: mrhebert@att.com Telephone: 415-442-2688
Mateo Camarillo 4067 Ohio Street San Diego, CA 92104 E-Mail: Mateorc1@aol.com Telephone: 619-282-0217	Tony Fletcher Rose Resnick Light House For the Blind 214 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94102 E-Mail: afletcher@lighthouse-sf.org Telephone: 415-431-1481 ext. 219
Mike A. Gipson County of LA Community Action Board 17503 Sudbury Ct. Carson, CA 90745 E-Mail: mgipson@utla.net Telephone: 213-368-6235	Rev. John O. Hopkins Truevine Community Outreach, Inc. 5238 Clark St Lynwood, CA 90262 E-Mail: jhopk78341@aol.com Telephone: 310-635-4300
Richard Elbrecht Supervising Attorney Dept of Consumer Affairs 400 R Street, Suite 3090 Sacramento, CA 95814 E-Mail: richard_elbrecht@dca.ca.gov Telephone: 916-445-5126	Lyle Millage Beaumont Chamber of Commerce 790 Beaumont Ave Ste 114 Beaumont, CA 92223 E-Mail: nodust@pe.net Telephone: 909-845-4726

ULTS-AC Charter

Section 4.1:

a) Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 273(a), on or before June 1 of each year the ULTSAC shall submit a proposed budget to the Commission's Telecommunications Division. The proposed budget shall include estimated program expenditures and the Committee's projected expenses for the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) that will commence thirteen (13) months thereafter.

b) Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 273(b), on or before October 1 of each year the ULTSAC shall submit a report to the Commission describing Committee activities during the prior fiscal year.

c) Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 277(a), the ULTSAC shall advise the Commission regarding the development, implementation and administration of the ULTS program, within the context of the Committee's purpose, as described in Paragraph 2.1

Section 2.3

Component Program: Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Marketing Program (ULTSMP). The ULTSAC includes the ULTSMP, which is a component program under Pub. Util. Code § 277. The focus of the ULTSMP is the marketing of the ULTS program in a competitive environment.

The ULTSAC's advice and recommendations to the Commission about the ULTSMP shall focus on achieving the ULTS program goal of providing basic telephone service to all qualifying low-income households. Since the funds available for marketing initiatives are limited, the recommendations shall be prioritized to reflect the most pressing needs of the ULTS program, including proposals for expenditure of 80% of the marking budget on campaigns designed to bring basic telephone service to qualifying households currently without telephone service.

The proposals for expenditure of the remaining 20% of the marketing budget shall be aimed at closing the gap between the total number of households with phone service who qualify for the ULTS program and the number of such households that actually use the program, consistent with the mandate of Pub. Util. Code § 871.5(c).

The ULTSAC may also make recommendations in its Annual Report to the Commission on the following ULTSMP issues: (1) how to use existing funding levels for the ULTS marketing program to reduce the total number of households that qualify for ULTS that are without phone service and (2) how to narrow the gap between the total number of households with phone service who qualify for the ULTS program and the total number of such customers who actually use the program.

Section 4.2:

a) One liaison, from the Commission's Telecommunications Division, or its successor, who shall be appointed by the Director of that division, shall facilitate advisory board meetings by scheduling the room for such meetings, preparing agendas and meeting information packages, and taking and preparing minutes of the meetings. The liaison shall also assist the Committee in the development of each proposed fiscal year program budget and in the preparation and filing of the annual report.

b) One liaison, from the Commission's Information and Management Services Division, or its successor, who shall be appointed by the Director of that division, shall provide the Committee with monthly reports on the financial status of the program.

c) One liaison, from the Commission's Legal Division, or its successor, who shall be appointed by the Commission's General Counsel, shall provide the Committee with legal advice, upon request.

d) d) One liaison, from the Commission's Public Advisor's Office, or its successor, who shall be appointed by the Public Advisor, shall facilitate communication between the board and the public, generally, including any necessary or useful public outreach consistent with the board's purpose. The liaison shall ensure that the board is aware of any specific, program-related concerns or proposals, including those regarding the effectiveness of the programs, which have come to the Commission's attention and shall undertake any other tasks to assist the board in fulfilling its purpose as the Commission may formally or informally direct.

John M. Leutza, Director

Telecommunications Division, CPUC

505 Van Ness Avenue, 3^rd FL

San Francisco, CA 94102

Individual is an appointed primary/alternate committee member of the CHCF-A/CHCF-B/CTF/ULTS Advisory Committee representing Company, a consumer/community-based organization. Individual is not an employee of a public utility, the California Public Utilities Commission, or other governmental agencies of the State of California, therefore is eligible for per diem payment in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Charter.

Additional Language for Justification for Payment directly paid to individual: