1047 Provision of bundled service package plans at a single monthly rate by local exchange carriers; extension of public comment period

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

[ 52 PA. CODE CH. 64 ]

[38 Pa.B. 2658]
[Saturday, June 7, 2008]

[L-00060179]

Provision of Bundled Service Package Plans at a Single Monthly Rate by Local Exchange Carriers; Extension of Public Comment Period

   The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) proposes to amend Chapter 64 (relating to standards and billing practices for residential telephone service) at 37 Pa.B. 1032 (March 3, 2007). Under this notice, the Commission has reopened the comment period to accept additional public comments until July 31, 2008. The Commission wishes to invite additional comment on specific areas including, but not limited to: 1) Commission authority to establish consumer protection regulations for bundled service package plans under 66 Pa.C.S. § 3016 (e)(2) (relating to competitive services); 2) the status of a protected service once included in a bundled service package; and 3) detailed explanation of industry costs and technical difficulty associated with implementation of the proposed regulations, if any.

   The contact persons for this matter are Elizabeth Lion Januzzi, Assistant Counsel, Law Bureau, [phone]; [e-mail]; and Holly Frymoyer, Telecommunications Policy and Evaluation Unit Supervisor, Bureau of Consumer Services, [phone], mfrymoyer@state. pa.us.

Written Comments

   Interested persons are invited to submit additional comments, suggestions or objections regarding the proposed rulemaking to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Attention: Secretary James J. McNulty, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265. Comments should reference L-00060179. An electronic copy of the comments should be electronically mailed to Elizabeth Lion Januzzi, Assistant Counsel, [e-mail]. Previously filed comments are available on the Commission web site for public viewing at www.puc.state.pa.us.

JAMES J. MCNULTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1047. Filed for public inspection June 6, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]