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Utah PSC Won't Rehear USF Revamp Plan

The Utah Public Service Commission said it won’t reconsider moving to a connections-based contribution mechanism for state USF on Jan. 1. In a Thursday notice in docket 17-R360-01, the PSC said it will deny CTIA’s application for rehearing. CTIA is…

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weighing next steps in Utah, a spokeswoman said. CTIA also had asked the Nebraska PSC to reconsider its separate decision to adopt a connections-based contribution method (see 1711150049). The wireless association filed a motion for appeal Thursday that replaces the earlier motion for reconsideration, a Nebraska PSC spokesman said. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission also is mulling a USF contribution revamp, in case 17-00202-UT (see 1711020044). New Mexico commissioners last week voted 3-1, with one member excused, to increase its revenue-based state USF surcharge to 6.06 percent for 2018, up from 5.03 percent in 2017.