CPUC May Take Up to 90 Days to Decide CenturyLink/Level 3
It could be three months before California votes on CenturyLink buying Level 3. A California Public Utilities Commission memo Tuesday in docket A1703016 said it will issue a proposed decision within 60 days, with commissioners to vote 30 days later.…
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It noted the companies wanted approval on the Sept. 14 meeting agenda. No hearings are needed, the CPUC said. A CenturyLink spokeswoman said “the California procedural rules allow for a decision within the 60-day standard time frame, and we continue to work diligently toward our time frame.” CenturyLink and Level 3 also are waiting for OKs from New Jersey and the FCC (see 1708010074). The FCC 180-day shot clock was suspended on Day 170. It has been collecting more information from the companies (see 1707130013), with some released -- partly redacted -- Wednesday in docket 16-403.