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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Approves Service Electric Cable T.V. Inc. as Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has issued a document approving Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) in the service territories of several incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and Rural LECs (RLECs) in the state. The approval was granted on August 19, 2021, after reviewing the application submitted by Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. on June 8, 2021, and amended on July 29, 2021. As a CLEC, Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. will be allowed to offer, render, furnish, or supply telecommunications services to the public in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. will have provisional authority to provide telecommunications services in Pennsylvania as a CLEC in the service territories of Verizon Pennsylvania LLC and Verizon North LLC, with certain obligations such as filing an Annual Access Line Summary Report and collection and remittance of funds to certain entities. However, this provisional authority may be revoked if the application is found to contain deficiencies.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. as a CLEC in the service territories of several ILECs and RLECs in the state.
  • Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. will have provisional authority to provide telecommunications services in Pennsylvania as a CLEC in the service territories of Verizon Pennsylvania LLC and Verizon North LLC.
  • The provisional authority is subject to certain obligations, including filing an Annual Access Line Summary Report and collection and remittance of funds to certain entities.
  • The application was submitted by Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. on June 8, 2021, and amended on July 29, 2021.
  • The approval was granted on August 19, 2021.

Statistics:

  • 37 ILECs and RLECs are affected by the approval of Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. as a CLEC.
  • The provisional authority granted to Service Electric Cable T.V., Inc. is effective until further notice, and may be revoked if the application is found to contain deficiencies.
  • The Commission's Secretary's Bureau will publish the attached notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
  • The matter is being referred to the Bureau of Technical Utility Services for analysis and to schedule it for consideration by the Commission at Public Meeting.

Sources:

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. (August 19, 2021). IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OUR FILE. Docket No. A-2021-3026335.
  • Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. (2021). Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Docket No. M-00960799.
  • Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. (2021). Implementation Reconsideration Order: September 9, 1996.

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