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Kentucky telephone companies pushing for option to end basic service
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 18, 2012 01:38pm |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | John Cheve |
| News Date | Friday, February 17, 2012 12:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | — Kentucky's telephone industry wants the option to end basic phone service in less profitable parts of their territories if other communications options, such as cell phones or the Internet, are available in the area.
But consumer advocates warn that rural communities, the poor and the elderly could be among those left behind if basic phone service disappears.
The industry is pushing Senate Bill 135, referred to as "the AT&T bill" by its sponsor and others because it originated with that company's lobbyists. The bill would strip the Kentucky Public Service Commission of most of its remaining oversight of basic phone service provided by the three major carriers — AT&T, Windstream and Cincinnati Bell — such as the power to initiate investigations into service problems. |
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