CPUC to Weigh Blue Casa ETC Exit

The California Public Utilities Commission set deadlines on Blue Casa Telephone’s application to relinquish its eligible telecom carrier (ETC) designation and discontinue local exchange and interexchange services in AT&T and Frontier Communications territory. Frontier should respond to the application by Jan. 2, said assigned Commissioner Darcie Houck’s scoping memo Friday (docket A.23-09-006). Then, opening testimony is due Jan. 29 and replies Feb. 12, it said. Any joint motion for evidentiary hearing should be filed by Feb. 16, the memo said. Responding earlier to the application, AT&T said it would need about 10 weeks to migrate customers if it's ordered to be a default carrier for customers who haven’t made other selections.