Va., Pa. Clear Apollo/Lumen
Virginia and Pennsylvania commissions approved Apollo's buy of Lumen's ILEC assets, leaving New Jersey and the FCC as the last clearances needed. Virginia and Pennsylvania had recommended approval after parties reached settlements (see 2203080031 and 2203300029). The Virginia State Corporation…
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Commission “is cognizant of and troubled by the numerous complaints regarding the deficiencies in the level of service quality,” including “poor quality, repeated loss of service, and lengthy delays in repairs and restoration of service, from customers of the CenturyLink ILECs arising both before and during the course of this proceeding,” said a Wednesday order in docket PUR-2021-00246: The approved settlement was “designed to address these issues in a reasonable and timely manner and on an on-going basis.” The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Monday order closed docket A-2021-3028668. Lumen declined to comment Friday on remaining regulatory reviews. CenturyLink is known as Lumen.