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 Briefing.
TELECOM
California
A pre-hearing conference is scheduled for November 17, 2015, to address Phase 3 issues in the PUC’s comprehensive examination of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF). Pre-hearing statements are due November 13, 2015. Parties are invited to prioritize the following Phase 3 issues as well as any other issues they believe should be within the scope of Phase 3:
- The process for schools, libraries, government‐owned and operated health care facilities, and Critical Access Hospitals in unserved or underserved areas to seek exemption from reduced voice services support.
- Methods to determine whether wireless data plans for non‐E‐rate participants are the most cost effective form of internet access.
- The level of a California Telehealth Network budget cap and a health care/health services Community Based Organizations budget cap and associated implementation issues.
- How to separate internet access service used for both administrative purposes and to provide clients with direct access to the internet (hybrid use segregation or other separation).
- Implementation and documentation specifics for the adopted three‐year eligibility verification requirement.
- The documentation requirements to implement costs allocation processes and related ancillary functionality showings by CTF claimants.
- Development of annual submittals, detailed pricing information, and documentation requirements.
- Recommendations on improvements to resource allocation and potential budget augmentations for administration of the CTF program reforms.
Ohio
The PUC announced the beginning of the Ohio Network Transition Collaborative. The PUC will host the first meeting on December 3, 2015. “Access to reliable telecommunications services is important to ensure Ohio’s continued success,” said Chairman Andre T. Porter. “With the advancement of these technologies, Ohio is moving in the right direction.” House Bill 64 (signed into law in June 2015) requires the PUC to establish a collaborative process to address the Internet-protocol transition. The collaborative process will include input from a variety of interested parties. It will evaluate the availability of comparable telecommunications services, identify possible vulnerable Ohioans and develop expectations for consumer education. The PUC is seeking public comments regarding the Internet-protocol network transition. Click here for more details.
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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 Briefing.
TELECOM California A pre-hearing conference is scheduled for November 17, 2015, to address Phase 3 issues in the PUC’s comprehensive examination of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF). Pre-hearing statements are due November 13, 2015. Parties are invited to prioritize the following Phase 3 issues as well as any other issues they believe should be within the scope of Phase 3: 1) The process for schools, libraries, government‐owned and operated health care facilities, and Critical Access Hospitals in unserved or underserved areas to seek exemption from reduced voice services support. 2) Methods to determine whether wireless data plans for non‐E‐rate participants are the most cost effective form of internet access. 3) The level of a California Telehealth Network budget cap and a health care/health services Community Based Organizations budget cap and associated implementation issues. 4) How to separate internet access service used for both administrative purposes and to provide clients with direct access to the internet (hybrid use segregation or other separation). 5) Implementation and documentation specifics for the adopted three‐year eligibility verification requirement. 6) The documentation requirements to implement costs allocation processes and related ancillary functionality showings by CTF claimants. 7) Development of annual submittals, detailed pricing information, and documentation requirements. 8) Recommendations on improvements to resource allocation and potential budget augmentations for administration of the CTF program reforms.
Ohio The PUC announced the beginning of the Ohio Network Transition Collaborative. The PUC will host the first meeting on December 3, 2015. “Access to reliable telecommunications services is important to ensure Ohio’s continued success,” said Chairman Andre T. Porter. “With the advancement of these technologies, Ohio is moving in the right direction.” House Bill 64 (signed into law in June 2015) requires the PUC to establish a collaborative process to address the Internet-protocol transition. The collaborative process will include input from a variety of interested parties. It will evaluate the availability of comparable telecommunications services, identify possible vulnerable Ohioans and develop expectations for consumer education. The PUC is seeking public comments regarding the Internet-protocol network transition. Click here for more details.
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