The Colo. PUC said its review of state phone deregulation laws sh...
The Colo. PUC said its review of state phone deregulation laws shows that if it deregulated any Qwest retail service, it must deregulate the service for all other providers operating in Qwest’s service area. Qwest has proposed replacing its…
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present price cap system with a plan that would leave residential basic exchange under a state-mandated cap but deregulate rates and end service quality regulation for all other retail residential and business services. In a preliminary declaratory order, the PUC said state law confers authority to deregulate services, not providers. For instance, if Qwest’s request for statewide deregulation of its retail long distance were granted, that would automatically deregulate all other long distance providers, which the PUC said would directly affect the non-Qwest customers. Parties planning to intervene in the proceeding (Case 04A-411T) must register by Nov. 10. A prehearing procedural conference is set Nov. 23.