CenturyLink wants to block electric utility Bristol Tennessee Essential Services...
CenturyLink wants to block electric utility Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (BTES) from expanding its telecom services in the state, the telco said in a filing submitted Tuesday at the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (http://xrl.us/bniz8v). BTES had first asked for authorization “to…
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provide telecommunications service throughout the State of Tennessee” on June 20 (http://xrl.us/bniz8t). “CenturyLink has a direct and tangible interest in this matter,” the company said. It needs to ensure its ability to compete wouldn’t be “unfairly and unlawfully compromised and that the competitive marketplace in Tennessee will not be adversely impacted,” which necessitates “conditions and competitive safeguards” in place, the telco wrote. CenturyLink said discovery, at minimum, is “necessary” to further investigate the extent to which BTES truly can deliver on its application for expanded telecom service. CenturyLink said it “will be harmed if the BTES 2012 Application is granted as proposed, without intervention by CenturyLink."