Colo. PUC overruled administrative law judge decision and said st...
Colo. PUC overruled administrative law judge decision and said state’s universal service fund should pay support on all residential and business access lines in high-cost areas, not just first line to customer premises. Case (02R-278T) involved petition by Western…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
Wireless and N.E. Colorado Cellular, which had contended policy of support for only primary (first) line worked to undermine spread of competition in state’s high-cost areas. ALJ had concluded that purpose of high-cost fund was universal access to network, and that purpose could best be accomplished by supporting single access line per premises. But PUC reversed that finding, ruling that lack of support for all lines virtually precluded competitive providers from challenging incumbent telcos in high-cost areas. Decision won’t become final until expiration of reconsideration period.