AT&T COLR Relief Would Undermine Universal Service, Calif. Advocates Say
Consumer advocates urged the California Public Utilities Commission in a virtual meeting Wednesday to dismiss AT&T’s petition to relinquish carrier of last resort (COLR) obligations, the CPUC’s independent Public Advocates Office and The Utility Reform Network said in an ex…
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parte filing Thursday in docket A.23-02-003. The advocates discussed the PAO’s motion to dismiss with aides to CPUC Commissioners John Reynolds and Darcie Houck, it said. “As a matter of law and a foregone conclusion, with no need to determine facts at an evidentiary hearing, AT&T’s Amended Application cancels the safety net provisions of the Universal Service Rules adopted by the Commission and is incompatible with the state’s ongoing commitment to universal service.” TURN said AT&T’s request “is fundamentally about dismantling the cornerstone of universal service and AT&T has failed to provide an adequate basis for the Commission to consider such drastic action.” AT&T urged quick approval of COLR relief in a virtual meeting with a Reynolds aide last month (see 2311070043).