Ohio Seeks Comment on Tweaking Retail Telecom Service Rules

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission seeks comments by Dec. 1 on staff-proposed changes in a five-year review of retail telecom service rules, the state agency said Wednesday. Replies are due Dec. 18 (case 23-817-TP-ORD). Agency staff proposed “non-substantive changes throughout the chapter intended to improve clarity with the addition of clarifying language, the amending of verb tenses, and the updating of cross-references,” said the PUC order. Ohio law requires all state agencies to review rules every five years to determine if they should be amended or rescinded. A 2022 state law additionally required agencies to reduce regulatory restrictions by 30% by June 30, 2025.