National Association ofRegulatory Utility Commissioners Incorporated PAUL RODGERS CHERYL L. PARRINO, Presidcnt /i,e('utive Director and General Counsel Wisconsin Public Service Commission Post Office Box 7854 GAILE ARGIRO Madison, Wisconsin 53707- 7R54 rreasurer BRUCE B, ELLSWORTH, First Vice President New Hampshire Public Utilties Commission EX PARTE OR LATE FILED .I0LYNN BARRY BUTLER, Second Vic!' Pre"dem Ohio Public lltilities Commission July 12, 996 Mr. William Caton, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street, N.W, Washington 1 D.C. 20554 Re: NARUC EX PARTE COMMENTS - Two Copies Filed nln the Matter of Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 n CC Docket No. 96-98 Dear Mr. Caton: On July 10 1 1996 1 H. Russell FrisbYI Chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission met with Commissioner Susan Ness and Jim Casserly for about forty five minutes During these meetings 1 Chairman Frisby discussed recent pro-competitive Maryland regulatory initiatives and related these actions to the arguments and concerns about pricing issues and federal preemption generally raised in the initial and reply comments filed by NARUC and several of the states in the above-captioned proceeding. If you have any questions concer 'ng this filing l please do not hesitate to call me at 202-898- Submitted, msay eneral Counsel 1201 Constitution Ave., N.W., Suite 1102, Washington, n.c. 20423, Mailing Address: Post Office Box 684, Washington, n.c. 20044-068t Telephone: 202-89f!- 220n '-"," ~H2-89f!-n 1.~ COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE 1995-1996 YEAR COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS (1941) COMMITTEE ON Keith Bissell: Tennessee Lisa Rosenblum: New York PSC Chalf ENERGY CONSERVATION (1984) Robert-Paul Chauvelot, Quebec G8. Observer Kenneth McClure: Missouri PSC Vice Cllal! Richard H. Cowart: Vermont, Chail John M. Quain, Pennsylvania Stephen 0 Hewlett, Tennessee Renz D. Jennings: Arizona Vice ChE'1r Barry Williamson. Texas RC Sharon L. Nelson: Washington Ron Eachus: Oregon R Marshall Johnson, Minnesota PUC Bruce Hagen' North Dakota Allan G. Mueller, Missouri Philip T Bradley. South Carolina Andrew C Barrett: FCC Edward M. Meyers, District of Columbia Donald F Santa, Jr. FERC Preston C Shannon, Virginia William D. Colter, New York PSC Dharmendra K. Sharma, U.S DO' Nancy M. Norling,· Delaware Mac Barber, Georgia Reginald J. Smith. Connecticut David IN Rolka: Pennsylvania Bob Anderson: Montana A. Calista Barfetl Alberta EUB Observer James J Malachowski Rhode Island Craig A. Glazer: OhiO Jessie J. Knight, Jr California Charles B. Martin, Alabama William M. Nugent, Maine Robert J. Hix. Colorado Laska Schoenfelder, South Dakota Scott A Neitzel. Wisconsin Joe Garcia, Florida G Richard Klein, Indiana Karl A. McDermott IllinOIS Stancil 0 "Stan" Wise. Jr Georgll Jolynn Barry Butler.' Ohio John F Mendoza. Nevada Steve Ellenbecker, Wyoming Jean-Marc Demers, Quebec TB. Observer Susan E Wefald. North Dakol 1 Frank J. Mink. Alberta EUB, Observer Cheryl L Parrino,' Wisconsin John Hanger, Pennsylvania Harold D. Crumpton, Missouri PSI Edward H. Salmon. New Jersey James A Burg: South Dak')1 Timothy E. McKee. 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