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Sprint and the California Cable & Telecommunications Association...

Sprint and the California Cable & Telecommunications Association weighed in on a LifeLine proposal before the California Public Utilities Commission last week. Commissioner Catherine Sandoval had submitted a proposed decision, and the two parties submitted reply comments. Sprint argued the…

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“balanced” proposed decision was fine as-is and applauded the commissioner for creating a proposal “making it possible for wireless service providers to participate in the program” (http://bit.ly/1l7NwAS). It urged the CPUC to reject suggestions from a joint filing of the Greenlining Institute, the National Consumer Law Center and The Utility Reform Network to amend the proposed decision. But the California Cable & Telecommunications Association said the decision “must be revised to allow for voluntary participation of all VoIP all [sic] providers in the LifeLine program, and compliance with the Commission’s LifeLine rules” (http://bit.ly/1izMZrQ).