A new working group being set up by the Pennsylvania Public Utili...
A new working group being set up by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has until Dec. 15 to recommend how to integrate the state’s universal service programs in telecom and other industries, the regulator said Thursday. Calling such coordination…
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“vital,” commission Vice Chairman Tyrone Christy and Commissioner Wayne Gardner said in a motion that in its absence eligible households may have missed chances at service. Commissioners voted 5-0 to have the group coordinate universal service programs and analyze whether to integrate programs into a statewide network. The group will recruit individuals from the telecom, natural gas and electric industries with universal service expertise, the commission said. The Departments of Community and Economic Development and Public Welfare will be invited to participate, as will the Office of Consumer Advocate, nonprofits and consumer groups. Given the economy, state mandates and availability of Recovery Act stimulus funding, Pennsylvania needs better coordination in this area, the regulator said. The group is to hold its meeting within 60 days of the Commission order being entered.