Verizon asked the New York Public Service Commission to...
Verizon asked the New York Public Service Commission to suspend all deadlines and proceedings in its inquiry on using Voice Link as the sole service on western Fire Island, in a letter Monday (http://bit.ly/1bD3wch). No commenters opposed Verizon’s Sept. 11…
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filing asking the PSC to suspend its investigation on the use of Voice Link, and “thus it should go into effect,” said the telco. In their comments on the proceeding, the Communications Workers of America District 1, the Public Utilities Law Project and AARP “took a shot at advancing broader agendas that have nothing to do with the tariff changes,” said Verizon. AARP’s competing product, Consumer Cellular, makes its opposition to optional Voice Link offerings ring “hollow,” said Verizon. The telco describes Consumer Cellular’s “Wireless Home Phone” as a cellular alternative to traditional home phone service. “This competing wireless home phone solution is described as ‘reliable’ and ‘[a] better option for home telephone service,’ featuring ‘award-winning, customer-friendly service’ that allows consumers to ’shed your monthly landline bill and still keep your home phone,'” said Verizon. The telco also released Friday seven redacted interrogatory responses to questions asked by PSC staff during its investigation of Voice Link (http://bit.ly/199UMVm).