Dist. of Columbia PSC dismissed a Consumer Union Board (CUB) comp...
Dist. of Columbia PSC dismissed a Consumer Union Board (CUB) complaint seeking to halt the city’s E911 assessment. The PSC (Case 1005-T-144) said it didn’t have jurisdiction to void ordinances passed by the D.C. City Council. The CUB had…
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sought an end to the E911 surcharge on grounds that the fund had more than enough money to meet E911 needs and that it had been running a surplus that the city had been diverting for other purposes. The CUB said the fund had no accountability system to ensure its money was being used only for 911 purposes. But the PUC said the fund and its fee were established by an act of the City Council and the PSC had no legal authority to disregard or amend an act adopted by that legislative body.