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Sorenson: VRS Petition a 'Straightforward Question'

Sorenson's petition for declaratory ruling that service-related costs for field staff be allowed is a "straightforward question" to "clarify a misunderstanding of one simple concept," Sorenson said in reply comments posted Wednesday in docket 03-123 (see 2201110072). There's "no basis…

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at all" for the Telecom Relay Service Fund administrator to determine that all costs related to field staff are disallowed because "sometimes ... field staff address [customer premises equipment]-related issues," Sorenson said. "Longstanding complaints about business models are not relevant to the question at hand," Sorenson responded to criticism from Convo Communications and GlobalVRS.