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The scary part..

Mr. Thomas served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania PUC until May 20, 2003. As such, he was the architect of the Commission’s backpedaling vis a vis Verizon. His official bio on the PUC Web site notes “Commissioner Thomas has been involved in developing Pennsylvania’s competition initiatives since he was tapped in 1995 as former Governor Tom Ridge’s principal adviser on utility and environmental issues.” And letting Verizon skate is fostering competition? Que?

But from the “on the other hand, she wore a glove” department, he has championed UNE-P - - From an article last October 30th - - FCC chairman Michael Powell's office met with disapproval and resistance on Monday, as state regulators from across the nation voiced opposition to any attempt by the FCC to preempt states' rights to legislate critical telecommunications issues within their states. Regulators from a dozen states at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners ("NARUC") meeting rebuked the recent notion by SBC and other Baby Bells that the Bells are losing money on the unbundled network element platform ("UNE-P"). "UNE-P is important, there's no doubt about it," said Glen Thomas, chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. He said that nearly half of Pennsylvania's CLECs use UNE-P. "We've talked to several people who truly depend on UNE-P as an initial mode of entry."

So he appears to be a dichotomy of sorts...and maybe – maybe – he thought PA couldn’t win this battle against Verizon. But it's a shame the taxpayers had to take such a hit. Let’s call and ask him!

I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. - - Jane Wagner