Ore. task force formed by state legislation last year to study PU...
Ore. task force formed by state legislation last year to study PUC operations and recommend changes to this year’s legislature concluded that there was no need for major structural changes in agency for job of managing transition to competition…
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from monopoly in telecom and energy. Task force did recommend PUC put in writing its extensive set of administrative precedents and issue explicit written guidelines for staff in conducting contested cases. Putting administrative precedents and procedures into written form will ensure decisionmaking processes appear fair to all parties, task force said in report to legislature. Group said telecom and energy industries would continue to be mixed bag of monopoly and competitive services. Report urged PUC to concentrate on developing appropriate policies to minimize lag between evolving competition and amount of regulation, including more alternative regulation options for both monopoly and competitive service segments.