Two more public service commissions have requested waivers of the...
Two more public service commissions have requested waivers of the June 1 deadline for compliance with several rules passed in the Lifeline order. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia wants a 10-month extension, it told the FCC…
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in a petition Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bm89wa). An extension to April 1, 2013, would help lift “heavy administrative burdens” on the District Department of the Environment, which certifies D.C. customers for Lifeline service, the PSC said. Notice of Lifeline service eligibility will already be provided to the eligible telecom carrier through compliance with two other commission rules, it said. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada also requested a waiver of the June 1 deadline, saying it will be unable to modify its current regulations in time (http://xrl.us/bm89wz). The “fundamental conflict” between Nevada’s laws and the FCC’s new regulations is that the state’s law requires an ETC to automatically enroll its existing customers to receive Lifeline services if they are on the list of eligible customers provided by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services twice a year, the PUC said. “Given that the controlling statute at issue in Nevada essentially requires Nevada ETCs to automatically enroll customers based upon a list from another state agency, this statute does not comport with the FCC’s new regulations,” which require prospective subscribers to certify to the DHHS that they meet income-eligibility standards, it said. Nevada requested an 18-month extension, to Jan. 1, 2014, to give an opportunity for the Legislature to update its laws.