Vermont Public Utility Commission Approves Revised Tariff for Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company, Inc.

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The Vermont Public Utility Commission has issued an order approving the revised tariff filed by Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company, Inc. for FCC compliance revisions to its Intrastate Access Tariffs. The revised tariff was filed on June 24, 2025, and is proposed to be effective on July 1, 2025. The commission reviewed the materials submitted by the company and found that the proposed rate decreases are consistent with the interstate rates contained in the current NECA Access Service Tariff F.C.C. No. 5. The commission approved the proposed revisions due to their maintenance of parity with the equivalent interstate rate elements in NECA Access Service Tariff F.C.C. No. 5.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Vermont Public Utility Commission approved the revised tariff filed by Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company, Inc. on July 1, 2025.
  • The revised tariff is proposed to maintain parity with the equivalent interstate rate elements in NECA Access Service Tariff F.C.C. No. 5.
  • The commission reviewed materials submitted by the company and found that the proposed rate decreases are consistent with the interstate rates contained in NECA Access Service Tariff F.C.C. No. 5.
  • The revised tariff is the result of the company's efforts to comply with the FCC's Transformation Order, which requires terminating intrastate end office switching and transport rates to be no higher than the comparable interstate rates set by the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. ("NECA").
  • The company filed the revised tariff on June 24, 2025, and the Vermont Department of Public Service commented that it had no objections to the revised tariff or the July 1, 2025, effective date.

Statistics:

  • 26 FCC Rcd: The number of the annual report and order by the Federal Communication Commission.
  • 2011: The year in which the Federal Communication Commission issued the Transformation Order.
  • $17982: The FCC regulation number cited in the order.
  • 13-76: The FCC docket number referenced in the order.
  • June 16, 2025: The date on which the current NECA Access Service Tariff F.C.C. No. 5 was filed with the FCC.
  • June 23, 2025: The date on which corrections were filed with the FCC in NECA Access Service Tariff F.C.C. No. 5.
  • July 1, 2025: The effective date of the revised tariff.

Sources:

  • Vermont Public Utility Commission, Case No. 25-1227-TF, Tariff filing of Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company, Inc. for FCC compliance revisions to Intrastate Access Tariffs, effective July 1, 2024.
  • Federal Communication Commission, WC Docket No. 10-90 et al., Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC Rcd at 17982 (2011).
  • Federal Communication Commission, WC Docket No. 13-76, In re Material to be filed in Support of 2013 Annual Access Tariff Filings, April 19, 2013.