Verizon Again Seeks More Time in NY Copper Probe
Verizon is seeking a two-week extension to file testimony in the New York Public Service Commission investigation of the telco's copper service quality. If the extension is granted, the testimony would be due Aug. 1 instead of July 18. The…
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PSC already granted Verizon an extension May 12 after the company said the strike of its union workers made it difficult to meet the original May 20 deadline. "In retrospect, Verizon underestimated the amount of time that would be required for the company -- including the numerous individuals involved in the preparation of the testimony -- to return to a ‘business as usual’ status quo following the end of the strike," Verizon said in a letter to the state commission Friday. "Given the breadth of the issues raised by the Commission’s order, it has proven more time-consuming than we had anticipated to gather and analyze the vast amount of data required to prepare our testimony, to research relevant issues, and to thoroughly vet the company’s positions, analyses, and arguments to ensure that they are accurate, cogent, and complete." New York is one of multiple states investigating Verizon copper (see 1606160054).