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The Colo. Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) urged the PUC to modif...

The Colo. Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) urged the PUC to modify a proposal for rate deregulation of all providers’ interexchange services. The OCC said the PUC needs to explicitly reaffirm that deregulated toll providers have a continuing obligation…

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to contribute to the state’s universal service fund. The OCC also said the PUC needs to clarify consumer protection provisions to make clear that the PUC has oversight over all types of consumer complaints and disputes about interexchange services, not just those involving slamming or cramming. The PUC in June deregulated Qwest’s interexchange services, and opened a docket (Case 05R-528T) to set up an expedited process for other interexchange providers to seek rate deregulation.