Neb. PSC called for comments by Feb. 21 on proposal to require th...
Neb. PSC called for comments by Feb. 21 on proposal to require that all local exchange service providers, regardless of company type or technology used, be required to offer Lifeline and Link-Up services to low-income households. Carriers also would…
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be declared eligible to draw from universal service subsidies for Lifeline/Link-Up support. PSC proposal would declare all local exchange providers eligible for universal service funds to support subsidized telecom service to rural health care providers. Agency said carriers opposed to proposal should offer suggestions as to which types of providers should be obligated to provide Lifeline/Link-Up and subsidized rural health telecom services. In another matter, PSC gave Advantage Telecom until March 12 to respond to charges that carrier had engaged in slamming. Complaint by PSC’s Communications Dept. calls for punishing carrier for slamming and for failure to respond to inquiries on slamming complaints. Complaint called carrier’s marketing practices “highly suspect.”