Today:  Connecticut  Issues of Telephone Pole Working Group Meeting,  Florida Promotes Lifeline Awareness Week 

Connecticut  Issues of Telephone Pole Working Group Meeting

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a notice about the upcoming meeting of the Working Group (WG).  The meeting will be held October 24, 2018 at 11:00 A.M.  The WG participants will present status updates and their respective positions on closed/open pole attachment issues as outlined by the PURA in its May 30, 2018 Decision and its rulings on Motion No. 18 dated August 8, 2018 and Motion No. 25 dated September 7, 2018 of this docket.  The PURA expects the WG to file consensus pole attachment agreements that reflect the PURA’s determination and the WG’s resolution of the issues identified in Section II.M of the May 30, 2018 Decision of this docket to the Authority by October 31, 2018.   Inteserra Briefing Service subscribers see Briefing dated 6/11/18.

Florida Promotes Lifeline Awareness Week

The Florida Public Commission (PSC) is participating in National Lifeline Awareness Week, Sept. 10–14, 2018, reminding low-income consumers that Lifeline Assistance (for phone or internet) helps you stay connected to family, friends, and community and emergency services. Information will be available at PSC outreach events in several Florida communities this month and is also available online. 

To participate in Lifeline, consumers must have an income at or below 135 percent of the federal Poverty Guidelines, or they (or someone in their household) must participate in one of these federal assistance programs:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps
• Medicaid
• Supplemental Security Income 
• Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
• Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit
• Tribal Programs (and live on federally-recognized Tribal lands)

You will need to show a card, letter, or official document, as proof that you participate in one of these programs when you apply for Lifeline. An application is available here to help you determine eligibility.

Joining other states in celebrating National Lifeline Awareness Week, Florida’s outreach events will help raise awareness and increase participation in the Lifeline program.  PSC representatives will be available to help qualified residents who want to apply for Lifeline.

More information on National Lifeline Awareness Week can be found here. For additional information, visit www.floridapsc.com.

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