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Utah PSC Order on Dish ETC May Come Soon

The Utah Public Service Commission should OK a settlement that would approve Dish Wireless’ application for eligible telecom carrier designation, officials for Utah’s Division of Public Utilities and Office of Consumer Services said at a virtual hearing Friday. Approval would…

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let Dish provide Lifeline service in Utah. In the Oct. 13 settlement (docket 23-2641-01), Dish agreed to additional requirements including to make a Utah-specific fact sheet for consumers to know what service they will receive, comply with all applicable Utah customer protection requirements, report to the division on any plan changes, and pay USF and emergency fees, said Ronald Slusher, DPU utilities technical analyst. Approval would lead to a just and reasonable result and is in the public interest, said Alex Ware, OCS utility analyst. Administrative Law Judge John Delaney said the PSC will “issue an order in due course.” A Utah PSC spokesperson emailed, “The PSC will consider the settlement stipulation and issue a written order at a later date.”