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Kansas will be launching a general investigation into intrastate switched...

Kansas will be launching a general investigation into intrastate switched access charges for rural phone companies and assess the costs of investigation to the rural companies, according to an order issued by the Kansas Corporation Commission on Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bngmuj). The…

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order said the state can assess these expenses “against public utilities if the expenses reasonably attributable to such investigation exceed the sum of $100” and notes the order “constitutes notice of the assessment of costs and the assessment will begin three days after the date this order is mailed.” The rural telcos will have 15 days to petition the commission for reconsideration, the KCC said.