Too Soon to Rate FairPoint Deregulation, Says Maine Public Advocate
It’s too soon to draw conclusions about the impact of deregulating FairPoint in Maine, the state Office of the Public Advocate said. It commented on a Public Utilities Commission November report about relieving provider-of-last-resort (POLR) requirements for the former FairPoint…
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Communications under a 2016 state law (see 1711170047). The PUC has been phasing out POLR requirements across municipalities since August 2016. “OPA urges the Legislature and the Commission to refrain from making any judgments or decisions concerning the effects of the removal of POLR service until the Commission submits its second report in January of 2020,” the consumer advocate said Monday in case 2017-00070.