The Ark. PSC agreed to allow incumbent telcos to amend an optiona...
The Ark. PSC agreed to allow incumbent telcos to amend an optional rural calling plan they were required to offer their rural customers as part of the state’s universal service program. SBC and more than a dozen other incumbents…
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had asked that the Rural Saver Optional Calling Plan’s block of time toll allotment be doubled to 2 hours from 1 for the same price, that eligibility be expanded by offering it in larger rural exchanges of up to 3,000 lines, and that the reporting requirements for the program be expanded to include data on take rates and usage by participants. The telcos said the plan suffered from low take rates that thwarted the PSC’s purpose in requiring the program. The PSC also agreed to allow the telcos to recover their costs of implementing the revisions from the special state fund that supports the program.