Press Release

PUC Appoints Sharon Behun as Community Representative to Pennsylvania Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Board

Published on 1/17/2019

Filed under: Telecommunications

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today appointed Sharon Behun, of Harrisburg, to a two-year term as a community representative on the Pennsylvania Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Advisory Board.

The Advisory Board, established in 1990, works to ensure the continued success of Pennsylvania TRS program – which offers programs to assist communications for persons who are hard of hearing, deaf, and hearing or speech impaired, including traditional telephone relay services, along with video relay and internet relay services. 

The advisory board meets quarterly and includes representatives for the PUC, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH), the Pennsylvania Telephone Association and other stakeholders, along with individuals selected to represent the broader community of persons with hearing or speech issues.

Ms. Behun is the former director of ODHH and comes to the TRS Advisory Board with extensive experience working with the disability community, including service as an advocate; a sign language interpreter; and leadership of various public and private programs and various stakeholders.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission balances the needs of consumers and utilities; ensures safe and reliable utility service at reasonable rates; protects the public interest; educates consumers to make independent and informed utility choices; furthers economic development; and fosters new technologies and competitive markets in an environmentally sound manner.

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Docket No.: M-00900239

Contact:

• Nils Hagen-Frederiksen
  Press Secretary
  717-418-2701
  nhagen-fre@pa.gov