Verizon Urges Pa. PUC to Keep Telecom Out of Universal Service Review

Don’t include communications in a state review of utilities’ low-income universal service programs, Verizon urged the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Wednesday. "Low-income discount programs for voice and internet are governed by federal law,” Verizon commented in docket M-2023-3038944. FCC rules cover eligibility, enrollment, recertification and other issues raised by the Pennsylvania PUC in a March 27 letter, said the carrier: While the state commission "has a role with certain aspects of these federal programs, it must work within and cannot alter or depart from the federal requirements."