Nebraska PSC Expects CTIA to Drop State USF Lawsuit
The Nebraska Public Service Commission expects CTIA to drop its appeal of a PSC order shifting state USF to connections-based contributions, a PSC spokesman said after commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday for an order revising definitions for the contested order in…
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docket NUSF-100. Adopting definitions from a Friday stipulation by CTIA, Cox and other Nebraska carriers, the PSC redefined connections-based contribution mechanism as “a fixed or flat rate surcharge assessed on a per-connection basis,” connection as “any form of technology used to provide an end-user with access to an assessable service” and assessable service as “any service subject to a contribution obligation” to Nebraska USF. The industry stipulation said the appeal by CTIA and other parties at the Nebraska Court of Appeals would end after the PSC adopted the definitions. The commission, meanwhile, is weighing USF rate design in docket NUSF-111. CTIA earlier pulled a similar lawsuit against the Utah PSC after reaching agreement with that agency (See 1807030046). CTIA didn't comment.