Several state public utility commissions sought waivers of the June...
Several state public utility commissions sought waivers of the June 1 effective date of a section of the FCC Lifeline order that establishes uniform eligibility criteria. The Montana Public Service Commission, Public Utilities Commission of Oregon and Colorado PUC requested…
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a temporary waiver of the deadline to implement the uniform eligibility criteria, arguing their state legislatures “need time to enact legislation to harmonize the eligibility criteria for Lifeline and similar state programs,” according to an FCC public notice released late Friday by the Wireline Bureau (http://xrl.us/bm6i4z). The Montana PSC wants the effective date for the implementation of uniform eligibility criteria extended a year, to June 1, 2013, and Oregon and Colorado want the date pushed back to July 1, 2013. The California PUC seeks a permanent waiver from certification form requirements, a 12-month waiver to comply with certain re-certification requirements and a seven-month waiver to comply with data collection requirements and temporary address requirements (http://xrl.us/bm6i5d). Comments are due May 15 in docket 11-42.