Windstream Agrees New Mexico PRC Should End Probe
Windstream supported dismissing a New Mexico probe into the carrier’s service quality (see 1802020052). In a Tuesday response in docket 17-00081-UT, Windstream agreed with a Friday recommendation by Public Regulation Commission staff to dismiss. Windstream asked the PRC to put…
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several findings in the dismissal order. The PRC should say only the FCC may regulate Windstream broadband because it’s an interstate service, the PRC lacks jurisdiction over franchise fees, Windstream complied with state USF reporting requirements, and Windstream resolved service quality concerns flagged by the PRC, the company said. The PRC should say the telecom provider lost its midsized carrier status Sept. 30, 2016, when its access line count dipped below 50,000, meaning midsize carrier rules including on those service quality would no longer apply, Windstream said.