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State Telecom Pandemic Responses

The California Public Utilities Commission suspended renewal requirements for the state LifeLine program for 90 days “to ensure continued access to affordable communications services during the COVID-19 outbreak,” ruled assigned Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma Thursday in docket R.20-02-008. Shiroma asked for…

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comments by April 3 on how long the suspension should continue and if the CPUC should adopt other LifeLine measures... The Vermont Department of Public Service said it's collecting information on telecom and internet availability during the emergency... The Regulatory Commission of Alaska closed doors to visitors Friday because of "confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska and in abundance of caution"... NARUC and the National Regulatory Research Institute launched a state commission COVID-19 response tracker.