California PUC Asks FCC to Waive Certain Lifeline Rules in County Hit by Wildfire
The California Public Utilities Commission petitioned the FCC to waive Lifeline non-usage and recertification rules, from Nov. 1 to May 1, for 12,686 subscribers affected by a recent wildfire in Butte County, plus any new subscribers enrolled during that period.…
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The non-usage waiver is needed because lack of power and telecom service disruptions could have prevented subscribers from using their phones, and some may have left cellphones behind as they fled for safety, said the CPUC Wednesday in docket 11-42. With thousands of residents displaced from their homes, it will be difficult for subscribers to meet an annual recertification requirement generally handled through the mail, the state regulator added.