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Texas PUC Staff Supports Dish Wireless ETC Designation

The Texas Public Utility Commission should grant eligible telecom carrier (ETC) status to Dish Wireless, staff recommended Wednesday in docket 54475. In an amended application Monday, Dish said it received ETC designation in Colorado, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island,…

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South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Vermont. California authorized it to provide state LifeLine service, it said. Also, Dish has a pending application at the FCC for states that rely on the federal agency to decide ETC designations. States that don’t certify wireless carriers include Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire and North Carolina. Dish previously amended its application Aug. 30 (see 2308310025)