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Ohio PUC Orders Lifeline ETCs to Recertify Customers

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission directed Lifeline eligible telecom carriers to recertify customer bases to align with updated eligibility rules in the FCC order that added broadband as a supported service. ETCs should amend tariffs no later than Dec. 1,…

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the PUC said in a Thursday order. ETCs should amend marketing material to reflect the revised eligibility programs and income levels, it said. USTelecom and some states sought waivers to postpone the December deadline for aligning state rules with the federal changes (see 1611020045).