The S.C. Office of Regulatory Staff asked the PSC to let it keep ...
The S.C. Office of Regulatory Staff asked the PSC to let it keep running the state universal service fund. The staff agency -- part of the PSC until made autonomous by a 2004 S.C. law - during the summer…
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solicited bids from outside vendors to run the fund and audit telcos’ compliance with the program, in the belief that 3rd parties could save the state money. But bids were far higher than expected. The agency told the PSC its people can manage the fund and audit telco compliance for less than any outside vendor. If the PSC agrees, the only USF aspect involving outside vendors would be audits of the staff’s fund administration.