Extension Sought in Vermont Review of FairPoint Service Quality Reporting
The Vermont Department of Public Service sought more time to testify on service quality reporting rules for FairPoint Communications. The Public Service Board is considering adjusting reporting rules, and the company said it needs to report service quality only in…
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locations with no voice competition (see 1608080030). The board is considering a Sept. 16 request by DPS to file testimony Sept. 27, and allow FairPoint to serve discovery Oct. 7, a board spokeswoman emailed Monday. “The Department requests this extension because FairPoint advised the Department that FairPoint intends to file a supplement to its response to the Department's initial round discovery requests on September 16,” DPS said in its motion. The extra time will allow DPS to review the information, it said. Maine, which recently passed a law deregulating FairPoint, also is looking at the telco's service quality reporting (see 1609130057).