FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Public Service Commission Welcomes FCC Tour to Nebraska
Lincoln, September 13, 2019 –The Nebraska Public Service
Commission is pleased to welcome the Chairman of the FCC
and members of the agency’s Consumer Affairs and Outreach
Division for their Rural tour to Nebraska during the week of
September 16. The FCC tour will also make several stops in
Kansas during the same time period.
“We know Nebraska residents have questions when it comes
to telecommunications issues,” said Commission Chair Mary
Ridder. “We are pleased the FCC is willing to make itself
available to hear their concerns and provide information and
resources.”
During their tour, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will join FCC and state
leaders for a Town Hall meeting at the Keene Memorial
Library, 1030 N. Broad Street in Fremont. The Fremont Town
Hall meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
September 18. Topics to be discussed include robocalls,
spoofing and other scam alerts, slamming, cramming and
other phone bill related issues., the broadcast television
transition, protecting mobile devices and how to file
complaints and comment with the FCC.
Additional Town Hall Meetings will also be held in Valley and
Beatrice. A schedule of events can be found on the FCC
website @ <https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2019/
09/nebraska-and-kansas-rural-tour >.
Commissioner Ridder said, “We look forward to their visit and
encourage anyone with questions to make plans to attend
one of scheduled town hall meetings.”###
Contact:
Deb Collins- Media & Communications Mgr.
(402) 471-0226
deb.collins@nebraska.gov
