Verizon Asks CPUC to Stay Tracfone Deadline

Verizon asked California regulators to stay a Nov. 22 deadline to migrate Tracfone customers still using non-Verizon networks. Verizon moved Friday for a stay while the California Public Utilities Commission considers the carrier’s July 27 petition to modify the CPUC’s 2021 Verizon/Tracfone conditional approval (see 2307280060). “This Motion is necessary as the Petition will not be resolved prior to the two-year migration deadline, and TracFone will need to pivot well prior to that date.” Consumer groups raised concerns about Verizon’s request.