PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN
Revisions to Wis. Admin. Code ch. PSC 160, Universal Service Support Funding and Programs | 1-AC-251 |
NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED RULES TO
THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF
NOTICE IS GIVEN, pursuant to s. 227.14 (4m), Stats., that on this date, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin submitted a proposed rule to the Legislative Council Staff (Rules Clearinghouse) for review. The proposed rule, Commission docket 1-AC-251, deals with the Universal Service Fund (USF) Program under Wis. Admin Code. ch. PSC 160 and will revise the Wisconsin Lifeline rules to conform with applicable Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) federal standards. This proposed rule will also clarify other provisions of PSC 160 pertaining to the Telecommunications Equipment Purchase Program (TEPP) vouchers. The Statement of Scope for this rule, SS 011-19, was approved by the Governor on January 3, 2019, published in Wisconsin Administrative Register No. 757A3 on January 14, 2019, and approved by the Commission on April 2, 2020. A public hearing will be held on Monday, April 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing does not have a physical location and will be held virtually.
The Division of Digital Access, Consumer and Environmental of the Commission is the organizational unit responsible for the promulgation of the rule. The contact person is Holly O’Higgins, at (608) 266‑1124 or Holly.OHiggins@wisconsin.gov. Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 25th day of February 2021.
By the Commission:
Steffany Powell Coker
Secretary to the Commission
