CPUC Sets Aug. 24 Vote on Securus Acquisition, Other Telecom Items
California public utilities commissioners plan to vote on the Securus sale to Platinum Equity at their Aug. 24 meeting, said an agenda released Monday. It’s one of two states that Securus told the FCC wasn't contractually necessary to closing the…
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deal (see 1708140040). Commissioners will vote on a proposed decision approving the deal as part of the consent agenda, the CPUC said. On the regular agenda, commissioners plan to vote on CPUC staff comments to the FCC on the federal agency’s second Further NPRM on proposed changes to rural call completion of long-distance calls. Comments are due at the FCC by Aug. 28 (see 1707270053). Other telecom items on the consent agenda: (1) a draft resolution imposing $1,000 fines on some VoIP providers that failed to report and remit public purpose program surcharges and (2) a proposed resolution adopting modified rules for the California Advanced Services Fund pursuant to SB-745, enacted last year (see 1609010058). Also Monday, the CPUC issued a scoping memo setting October for a proposed decision on the control transfer of West Safety Communications (formerly Intrado Communications) and West Telecom Services (formerly HyperCube Telecom) to Olympus Holdings from West Corp. No party protested the application and no hearing is scheduled, the CPUC said.