Today:   FCC Jurisdictional Separations Freeze, Connecticut Utility Telephone Pole

FCC Jurisdictional Separations Freeze

The FCC is proposing an additional 18-month extension of the freeze of jurisdictional separations category relationships and cost allocation factors for rate-of-return ILECs while it continues to work with the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations to overhaul its separations rules.  The separations rules have been frozen since 2001 in recognition of the sweeping technical and regulatory changes that have been occurring in the communications sector over the last two decades.  Having made progress in implementing changes to the intercarrier compensation regime and the high cost universal services support program, and having recently reformed the ILEC accounting rules, the FCC believes it is now time to address the separations rules.  Comments will be due 14 days after publication of the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register; reply comments will be due 21 days after publication.

Connecticut Utility Telephone Pole Requirements

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority announced that the written exceptions in the proceeding regarding utility telephone pole overlash requirements are now due March 29, 2017, and oral arguments will now be heard on April 7, 2017.  See the Regulatory Mix dated 3/16/17.

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