California Commission Outlines CASF Revamp Schedule
The California Public Utilities Commission scheduled a three-part overhaul of the California Advanced Services Fund. The CPUC will first consider “the most time-sensitive issues,” including how to complement CASF with federal Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support and data submission…
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requirements, said a scoping memo by Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves posted Monday. The commission plans to propose an RDOF decision Nov. 13 and vote in December, then propose a data decision Jan. 4 and vote in February, it said. A second phase would follow on “near-term program refinements.” CPUC staff plans to issue second-phase proposals in January, then the commission would issue a proposed decision in April and vote in May. Phase 3, starting in the second half of 2021, might include changes to several other CASF programs. The commission expects to propose a third-phase decision by the end of next year and vote in early 2022, the memo said.