FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Commissioner Rhoades Named to Leadership Position on
NARUC Broadband Expansion Task Force
Lincoln, February 13, 2020 – Nebraska Public Service
Commission (PSC) District 2, Commissioner Crystal
Rhoades, has been named vice-chair of the newly formed
NationalAssociation of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
(NARUC)Broadband Expansion Task Force.
Names of those selected to serve on the task force were
announced by NARUC President Brandon Presley of
Mississippi, during the association’s Winter Policy Summit
(Feb.9-12) in Washington D.C.
“Rural broadband deployment is the rural electrification of my
generation and I am excited to serve with this distinguished
group of commissioners to explore ways to deliver broadband
to the unserved and the underserved across the country,” said
Commissioner Crystal Rhoades, District 2. “This task force will
dig into everything from how best to gather data to the
funding of resources needed to expand broadband service.”
Commissioner Rhoades will serve alongside task force chair
Chris Nelson of South Dakota. They will be joined by nine
other commissioners representing the states of Arizona,
Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Vermont and West Virginia. Task force members
will serve for two years. The charter outlining the purpose
and rational for the task force is located online at bit.ly/
broadbandtaskforce.
A non-profit organization NARUC was founded in 1889.
Its membership includes governmental agencies that are
engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers in the
fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands. Member agencies regulate
telecommunications, energy and water utilities. NARUC
represents the interest of state public utility commissions
before the three branches of the Federal Government. ###
Contact:
Deb Collins- Media & Communications Mgr.
(402) 471-0226 deb.collins@nebraska.gov
