N.M. Admin. Code § 17.11.10.30 - ADVISORY BOARD
A. The
commission shall establish and appoint an advisory board composed of
representatives from participating contributing companies and ETCs, the
attorney general, the commission staff, and any representative(s) of one or
more consumer groups or organizations that the commission may choose to
appoint. The members shall include no more than one representative from each of
the following types of telecommunications carriers and entities providing
comparable intrastate retail services: incumbent rural telecommunications
carriers; incumbent local exchange carriers other than incumbent rural
telecommunications carriers; competitive local exchange carriers not
ETC-designated; ETC-designated competitive local exchange carriers; commercial
mobile radio service providers not-ETC-designated; and ETC-designated
commercial mobile radio service providers. Any other type of telecommunications
carriers or providers of comparable intrastate retail service may petition the
commission for representation by no more than one member of that type of
carrier or service provider on the advisory board, which the commission may
grant by order. The commission shall resolve any dispute among the carriers or
service providers of each type as to who shall be the member of the advisory
board. The members representing participating contributors shall each be
appointed for a term of three years. Members of the board may be reappointed to
subsequent terms with the approval of the commission. Expenses incurred by a
member in connection with participation on the advisory board shall not be
reimbursed from the fund.
B. The
advisory board shall meet periodically with the administrator and shall provide
advice and consultation to the administrator as provided under this rule. Where
deemed necessary by the advisory board, it shall make recommendations to the
commission or the administrator, or both, relating to potential matters related
to administration of the fund. Should the members of the advisory board not
agree on a recommendation to the commission or administrator on any particular
matter, the advisory board may provide a majority recommendation as well as a
minority recommendation as to the resolution of any such identified issue. In
addition, any member of the advisory board may, with advance written notice to
the other members of the advisory board, provide individual recommendations or
other information to the commission and the administrator that it deems
appropriate. The advisory board is intended to be a forum within which to build
consensus on matters relating to the administration of the fund, while not
deterring any interested party from communicating its concerns relating to the
administration of the fund to the advisory board, or, subject to advance
written notice to the other members of the advisory board, directly to the
commission.
C. The advisory board
members shall elect a chair, vice-chair, and secretary to serve on the board
for two years, subject to additional terms as elected from within the board.
For the purpose of conducting business, a majority of the board members present
at any meeting shall constitute a quorum.
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