NARUC adopted as official policy 5 Telecom Committee resolutions ...

for demands of new telecom technologies. (3) Urge FCC-state collaboration in developing national base guidelines for incumbent telcos’ wholesale service performance. (4) Oppose Verizon Wireless’s petition to FCC for wireless number portability forbearance. (5) Support coordination among all entities involved in telecom emergency preparedness efforts. NARUC also adopted Finance & Technology Committee’s version of resolution opposing phase- out of federal Uniform System of Accounts until telecom market forces were strong enough across the board to substitute for regulation. Resolution also calls for Federal-State Joint Conference on accounting issues. Telecom Committee had adopted similar resolution that lacked F&T’s calls for longer comment cycle in FCC’s current Phase 3 review of accounting requirements, and referral of certain accounting issues to Federal-State Separations Joint Board. Telecom panel Chmn. Smith said her group would defer to F&T’s version since differences were minor. NARUC also adopted Consumer Affairs Committee resolution urging all states to participate in pending FCC remand proceeding on what methods of customer consent would form legally acceptable compromise between customers’ right to keep their proprietary network information private and carriers’ rights to use such information for lawful marketing purposes. Resolution said state government and regulators had clear and substantial interest in privacy issues and should detail their experiences on regulated utilities’ use of customer information. The resolutions were approved by NARUC board and ratified by convention floor membership. NARUC’s members also elected new slate of officers for 2002. Group without dissent elected Comr. William Nugent of Me. PUC as pres., Mich. PSC Comr. David Svanda as 1st vp, and Ga. PSC Comr. Stan Wise as 2nd vp.