The Tex. PUC staff recommended dismissal of a complaint case pitt...
The Tex. PUC staff recommended dismissal of a complaint case pitting the Tex. Payphone Assn. (TPA) against incumbent telco Valor Telecom on grounds the TPA lacks legal standing. The staff brief, submitted to the assigned administrative law judge, said…
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the state utility code allows only “affected persons” to file utility complaints. The staff said the trade group isn’t directly affected by the alleged offenses, so it can’t complain. The TPA complaint alleged Valor assessed unreasonable and discriminatory payphone access charges, refused to unbundle payphone access lines and assessed measured usage charges on flat-rate lines. The ALJ is due to rule on the standings issue by June 7.