Vermont Public Utility Commission Closes Case on Telrite Corporation

The Vermont Public Utility Commission has officially closed case 18-3570-PET after designating Telrite Corporation, doing business as Life Wireless, as an eligible telecommunications carrier for the limited purpose of offering wireless Lifeline service to qualifying Vermont households. This decision followed several compliance filings and guidance provided to Telrite on how to file future compliance filings required by the 2019 order. The Commission has since merged all compliance filings to case 22-1556-PET, rendering the original case unnecessary.

Key Takeaways:

The Vermont Public Utility Commission has closed case 18-3570-PET, as Telrite Corporation's designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier is now handled in case 22-1556-PET.
On August 1, 2019, the Commission designated Telrite Corporation as an ETC for the limited purpose of offering Lifeline service to qualifying Vermont households.
A subsequent order on December 24, 2020, provided guidance to Telrite on how to file future compliance filings in ePUC.
The Commission has merged all future compliance filings to case 22-1556-PET, effective June 14, 2022.
Telrite's May 2, 2022, request to extend its designation as an ETC was granted by the Commission, allowing the company to continue offering Lifeline service to qualifying Vermont households.
The 2019 order required several compliance filings with the Commission, which are now being handled in case 22-1556-PET.

Statistics:

Case number: 18-3570-PET
Date of order entering: September 9, 2022
Date of original order: August 1, 2019
Date of guidance order: December 24, 2020
Date of extension order: June 14, 2022
Case number for merged compliance filings: 22-1556-PET

Sources:

State of Vermont Public Utility Commission, Case No. 18-3570-PET (Order entered: 09/09/2022)
State of Vermont Public Utility Commission, Case No. 22-1556-PET (Order entered: 06/14/2022)