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.
TELECOM
New York
The PSC is considering a petition filed by Neustar Inc. (the North American Numbering Plan Administrator) to add a new area code within or adjacent to the current 212/646/917 area code that serves the Manhattan area of New York City (the 917 area code also services Bronx, Queens and Staten Island). Neustar’s proposal would overlay a new area code over the current 212/646/917 area code. Neustar’s projection indicates the current 212/646/917 area code area will be exhausted in the first quarter of 2018. Click here for the full text of the petition.
ENERGY
Pennsylvania
The PUC seeks comments on the proposed 2016 update to the Technical Reference Manual. In a Tentative Order adopted at its March 26, 2015, public meeting, the Commission released, for comment, the proposed 2016 version of the Energy-Efficiency and DSM Rules for Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, Technical Reference Manual (TRM). A copy of the Tentative Order and the proposed 2016 version of the TRM and its appendices can be found on the Commission’s web site as follows: Tentative Order; TRM; Appendix C; Appendix D. Written comments from interested parties must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, on or before May 11, 2015. Reply comments must be filed on or before May 21, 2015.