DOD Objects to CenturyLink Deregulation Petition in Minnesota
The U.S. government objected to a CenturyLink petition to be regulated as a CLEC rather than an ILEC in Minnesota. DOD and other federal executive agencies (FEA) on Thursday filed a motion to intervene at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission…
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in docket 16-496. “DoD/FEA operates and is a large user of telecommunication services in the State of Minnesota,” the government said. “Telecommunication services are major expenses for DoD/FEA and this proceeding will have a significant impact on DoD/FEA.” Also, PUC Administrative Law Judge Jessica Palmer-Denig set a telephonic hearing for Jan. 17 on a motion by the Minnesota Department of Commerce to compel CenturyLink to provide complete responses to department information requests that were due Dec. 28. CenturyLink said the petition won't "impact regulation of government or commercial contracts,” a spokeswoman emailed us Friday.