CPUC Procedure Sound on Call Completion Order, Say County, Consumer Groups
The California Public Utilities Commission didn’t violate the law when it revised a rural call completion order shortly before and during commissioners' Dec. 15 meeting, said a rural county and two consumer groups. In a joint response released Wednesday, Mendocino…
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County, The Utilities Reform Network and Center for Accessible Technology urged the commission to reject a request for rehearing by a coalition of California ISPs (see 1702080065). Rules don’t specify the exact timing of proposed changes to agenda items, they said. “Prescriptive or strict rules regarding timing of proposed revisions would chill the Commission’s ability to respond to Commissioner or staff concerns or public comment raised during the meeting itself.” They rejected the ISP argument that the scope of the order was too broad, saying the docket was broad from the start and properly expanded over the course of the proceeding. ISPs should file a petition for modification or request for clarification on any drafting errors they identify, said the county and consumer groups. “The existence of drafting errors or ambiguities that require clarification does not rise to the level of legal error undermining an entire decision.”