CPUC to Vote on Allowing Uncertified Fixed VoIP in LifeLine
Uncertified fixed VoIP carriers could voluntarily participate in California LifeLine under a proposed decision released Tuesday. The companies would be able to participate without a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the CPUC said. The proposal would "promote competition by…
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preserving essential consumer protections across technology platforms and by ensuring that minimum communications needs are met regardless of income,” it said. “We also achieve technological neutrality by focusing on the function California LifeLine service is to perform.” The proposed decision may be considered at the earliest at the CPUC’s Oct. 27 meeting, the agency said.