2125 Petition of Verizon Pennsylvania LLC and Verizon North LLC

Petition of Verizon Pennsylvania LLC and Verizon North LLC

[44 Pa.B. 6643]
[Saturday, October 11, 2014]

 P-2014-2446303 and P-2014-2446304. Verizon Pennsylvania LLC and Verizon North LLC. On October 6, 2014, Verizon Pennsylvania LLC and Verizon North LLC (Verizon companies) filed petitions under 66 Pa.C.S. § 3016(a) (relating to competitive services) wherein the Verizon companies request that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) declare all protected or noncompetitive retail services offered by the Verizon companies as competitive services within the Philadelphia, Erie, Scranton, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Allentown and York regions. The petitions also request waivers of Commission regulations for competitive telecommunications services. For the Commission to approve the petitions, the Verizon companies must demonstrate the availability of like or substitute services for the protected or noncompetitive services offered by the Verizon companies in these geographic regions and other relevant information in accordance with the statutory criteria as provided in 66 Pa.C.S. § 3016.

 Under 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(a) (relating to general powers), the Commission has determined to establish a 10-day period for the timing of formal protests from the October 11, 2014, publication date in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The Commission will consider as timely filed formal protests, answers and petitions to intervene, as applicable, physically received by the Office of the Secretary either through the Commission's e-Filing system or hard copy no later than the close of business at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. No extensions will be given for postal or overnight delivery. All filings must otherwise conform to the requirements of 52 Pa. Code Chapter 1 (relating to rules of administrative practice and procedure).

 This matter has been assigned to the Office of Administrative Law Judge for expedited process, which will result in a certification of the record to the full Commission after the submission of main and reply briefs. A prehearing conference has been scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2014.

 All filings must be made with the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120, with a copy served on the petitioner at the following address. Documents filed in support of the petition are available for inspection and copying at the Office of the Secretary between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on the Commission's web site at www.puc.pa.gov and at the petitioner's business address.

 Petitioner: Verizon Pennsylvania LLC, Verizon North LLC

 Through and By Counsel: Suzan D. Paiva, Esquire, 1717 Arch Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, [e-mail]

Prehearing Conference

 An initial prehearing conference on the previously-captioned case will be held as follows:

Date:	Thursday, October 23, 2014
Time:	1 p.m.
Location:	Hearing Room 1 Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120
Presiding:	Administrative Law Judge Joel Cheskis

 Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing should contact the Commission to make arrangements for their special needs. Call the scheduling office at the Commission at least 5 business days prior to the hearing to submit a request.

 Individuals representing themselves are not required to be represented by an attorney. All others (corporation, partnership, association, trust, or governmental agency or subdivision) must be represented by an attorney. Representing attorneys should file a Notice of Appearance before the scheduled hearing date.

 If individuals filing consumer complaints are interested in receiving legal representation, they may contact the Widener Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic, 3605 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110, [phone], [e-mail]. Based on the individual's income, legal representation may be available at no cost or a reduced fee. For additional information, see Widener Harrisburg's Civil Law Clinic's web site at http://law.widener.edu/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/HarrisburgCivilLawClinic.aspx.

 For persons who require an interpreter to participate in the hearing, the Commission will make every reasonable effort to have an interpreter present. Call the scheduling office at the Commission at least 10 business days prior to the hearing to submit a request.

 • Scheduling Office: [phone]

 • Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service number for persons who are deaf or hearing-impaired: [phone]

ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2125. Filed for public inspection October 10, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]