CPUC May Delay High-Cost Fund-A Revamp to February
The California Public Utilities Commission proposed extending the deadline again for a rulemaking to revamp the California High Cost Fund-A program, which provides subsidies to 13 small rural LECs for basic phone service. In a draft decision posted Monday, Commissioner…
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Catherine Sandoval proposed extending the deadline by about two months to Feb. 4. “Work has begun on a third revised scoping ruling in this proceeding but has not yet been completed,” said the proposed decision. In September, the agency extended the deadline to Dec. 6 (see 1609290033). The commission next meets for voting on Dec. 1.