The Missouri Office of Public Counsel said it would oppose any at...
The Missouri Office of Public Counsel said it would oppose any attempts to mediate a settlement of its complaint seeking to terminate Windstar’s state operating authority for wilfully ignoring a final state court judgment. A state court in February…
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found Windstar had failed to remit funds collected via state universal service and relay service surcharges, failed to file its 2006 annual report and failed to make quarterly service quality reports for the first half of 2007. The court ordered Windstar pay $25,000 in restitution to the state funds and plus a $20,000 fine, and file the missing reports. The Public Counsel’s April 23 complaint (Case TC-2008-0346) alleged Windstar didn’t appeal the decision so its failure to promptly obey represented willful disregard of the state courts. The counsel said there’s nothing to negotiate or mediate since the court order was clear on Windstar’s violation and what the carrier had to do. It said negotiations would delay the inevitable choice for Windstar to either pay up and file or get out of the state. The counsel also called for expedited hearings on its complaint. The PSC has given Windstar until May 23 to respond to the complaint, with the staff’s recommendation due June 22.