Smart meters and smart grids should be excluded from assessable...
Smart meters and smart grids should be excluded from assessable services that are subject to USF contributions, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Edison Electric Institute, and Utilities Telecom Council told FCC Wireline Bureau officials Tuesday, an ex parte filing…
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said (http://xrl.us/bnqofz). “Smart meters and smart grids are not interstate telecommunications or interstate telecommunications services, nor would the public interest be served by subjecting smart meters and smart grids to USF contributions,” the groups said. “Moreover, it would conflict with the regulatory authority of other agencies and would be administratively infeasible to collect USF from utility customers.” Excluding smart meters and smart grids would promote marketplace innovation, energy efficiency, reliability and security, they said.