Rules and Regulations Governing the Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund and Certification and Verification Processes for Compliance With Providing Lifeline and Linkup Service
810-RICR-20-00-3 INACTIVE RULE
| Title | 810 | Public Utilities Commission |
| Chapter | 20 | Telecommunications |
| Subchapter | 00 | N/A |
| Part | 3 | Rules and Regulations Governing the Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund and Certification and Verification Processes for Compliance With Providing Lifeline and Linkup Service |
| Type of Filing | Adoption |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 02/04/2010 to 08/30/2012 |
Regulation Authority:
§§39-1-1 and 42-35-3
Purpose and Reason:
The rules provide a process for certifying and designating telecommunications providers to be eligible to receive subsidies from the federal Universal Service Fund to provide lifeline services to eligible consumers. Also, implements a procedure for telecommunications providers to certify and verify customer eligibility and enrollment in Link-Up and Lifeline services in RI and comply with federal mandate.
Rulemaking Documents are organized by document type and are part of this rule’s rulemaking record (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.3). If multiple documents of the same type are listed below, each is a unique document. If there are multiple Public Notice of Proposed Rulemaking documents, view each document to identify the most recently amended version, as it may be amended at any point during the Public Comment Period.