The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
CenturyLink announced it will file petitions with state commissions in Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming asking them to consider additions to the list of CenturyLink’s Non-Impaired Wire Centers. Dockets have already been opened in New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. CenturyLink anticipates requesting the addition of the following wire centers:
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STATE |
WIRE CENTER |
CLLI8 |
TIER |
NO IMPAIRMENT FOR |
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IA |
Davenport East |
DVNPIAEA |
Tier 2 |
DS3 Transport & DF |
|
IA |
Des Moines Downtown |
DESMIADT |
Tier 1 |
DS1, DS3 Transport & DF |
|
NE |
Omaha 84th Street |
OMAHNE84 |
Tier 1 |
DS1, DS3 Transport & DF |
|
NM |
Albuquerque NE |
ALBQNMNE |
Tier 2 |
DS3 Transport & DF |
|
SD |
Rapid City |
RPCYSDOH |
Tier 2 |
DS3 Transport & DF |
|
SD |
Sioux Falls |
SXFLSDCO |
Tier 1 |
DS1, DS3Transport & DF |
|
UT |
Clearfield |
CLFDUTMA |
Tier 2 |
DS3 Transport & DF |
|
UT |
Kearns |
KRNSUTMA |
Tier 2 |
DS3 Transport & DF |
|
WY |
Cheyenne Main |
CHYNWYMA |
Tier 2 |
DS3 Transport & DF |
U.S. District Court – California – Settlement of Class Action Cramming Lawsuit
A U.S. District Court in California has approved a settlement in a class action suit brought against Verizon Communications, Inc. for cramming. Filed in 2009, the lawsuit was brought on behalf of a nationwide class of current and former Verizon landline customers who were billed for allegedly unauthorized third-party charges submitted to Verizon by billing aggregators on behalf of third-party providers.
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