Minn. PUC Resolves LTD Broadband Case, Sets June 20 Vote in Lumen Probe

LTD Broadband may relinquish its eligible telecom carrier (ETC) designation in Minnesota, the state’s Public Utilities Commission said in an order released Friday. Parties reached an agreement last month resolving the PUC’s proceeding (docket 22-221) on revoking LTD’s designation (see 2405030074). The ISP had asked to surrender its ETC status because the FCC canceled the company’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) support (see 2405020042). Also Friday, the Minnesota PUC said it will decide at its June 20 meeting on a service quality probe involving Lumen. The PUC will vote on whether the company violated state rules and what the remedies should be if so (docket C-20-432). State agencies last month pressed the PUC to support an administrative law judge’s recommendation that it require the carrier to rehab its copper network (see 2404150068).