Florida PSC May Revoke Lifeline ETC Status of Carrier Improperly Using Wireless
A Florida Lifeline provider must show cause why its eligible telecom carrier status shouldn’t be revoked for providing wireless service without authorization, the Florida Public Service Commission said Tuesday. The PSC separately asked the company why its CLEC certificate shouldn’t…
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be revoked due to insufficient managerial capability. Florida designates only wireline carriers as ETCs, though the FCC can designate wireless providers there. Tele Circuit offered customers a “wireless home phone-hub” service, violating PSC rules, the state agency said. Florida's seniors and low-income residents rely on landline service "as a safe link to their communities,” said PSC Chairman Art Graham. “These vulnerable customers don’t deserve to be misled or defrauded.” Tele Circuit didn’t comment.