Not all New York State Public Service Commission...
Not all New York State Public Service Commission members agreed on how to authorize Verizon’s Voice Link service. Commissioner Maureen Harris “dissented, in part,” a PSC notice said (http://bit.ly/10VF147). Voice Link is a fixed-wireless service with which the telco will…
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replace its landline service on Fire Island, where it is the sole provider. The PSC conditionally approved the telco’s request to use Voice Link on Fire Island Thursday (CD May 17 p8). The order (http://bit.ly/111Nq02), released after our deadline, addresses some concerns that different groups have brought up, such as Voice Link’s lack of data services: “Verizon Wireless will make available wireless data services and devices to support point-of-sale credit card processing and similar data functionalities required by small businesses.” The tariff specifies that Verizon can use Voice Link due to damaged facilities, such as on Fire Island due to Superstorm Sandy, or presence of competition but requires PSC approval for any deployments beyond Fire Island. The order affirmed the traditional regulation the PSC will apply to Voice Link and the report it demands of Verizon by November. “We are suspending that portion of Verizon’s tariff amendment related to the expansion of the use of Voice Link to other areas of the State,” the PSC said, pointing to potential wholesale and market exit concerns. “We will seek comments from interested parties on this aspect of Verizon’s proposal.”