Technology-neutral state regulation proposed by California consumer groups “improperly would insert a new...
Technology-neutral state regulation proposed by California consumer groups “improperly would insert a new issue into this proceeding at the eleventh hour and should be dismissed as procedurally improper and beyond the scope of this proceeding,” the California Cable & Telecommunications…
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Association told the California Public Utilities Commission. The association slammed a joint proposal from California consumer groups including The Utility Reform Network, The Center for Accessible Technology, The Greenlining Institute and the National Consumer Law Center. The consumer advocates encouraged the California PUC to impose technology-neutral authority, including over VoIP. “This Commission has continuously recognized that the FCC has asserted its role in defining the regulatory framework of VoIP services and that it should not exercise jurisdiction unless expressly provided by the FCC,” the association said in a filing released online Thursday (http://xrl.us/bnk44j). “Any attempt to impose such telecommunications regulations on providers of VoIP services -- where the provider is not a COLR or LifeLine provider -- is flatly contrary to the law, would invite substantial litigation, and result in significant regulatory confusion and uncertainty.” CCTA asked the PUC to reject the consumers’ proposal.