State Telecom Activities

摘要

The Telecommunications Association of Maine and the Maine Office of the Public Advocate don'tnoppose Time Warner Cable’s request to provide Lifeline-only service in the state if it complies with thenMaine Public Utilities Commission’s rules for Lifeline, said TAM and OPA in an FCC filing Fridayn(http://bit.ly/1aXWugO). The FCC granted blanket forbearance for telco service providers which seek tonreceive Lifeline-only eligible telecom carrier (ETC) status under the requirements of rural ILEC boundariesnon April 15. The Maine PUC recently amended its Lifeline rules to remove the state from participatingnin any new ETC approvals for Lifeline purposes, said TAM and OPA. “While the MPUC did removenitself from the designation process for Lifeline-only ETCs, the MPUC did not completely remove itselfnfrom involvement with Lifeline,” said the groups. “The MPUC maintained an additional obligation for allnETCs operating in Maine to include a further discount of $3.50 above and beyond existing federal levels.”