Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Metropolitan Telecommunications of Alaska, Inc. d/b/a MetTel (MetTel) filed tariff revision TA1-745, seeking to implement an initial tariff for local exchange telecommunications (LEC) services in Alaska. The proposed tariff contains descriptions, regulations, and rates applicable to LEC service by MetTel.
Order No. U-12-024(3), issued October 25, 2012, approved MetTel’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and required MetTel to file a current copy of its tariff not more than 60 days, and not less than 45 days, before it begins to provide service. MetTel entered into an Interconnection Agreement with the ACS LECs, which was approved October 9, 2015, in Order No. U-15-098(2). MetTel anticipates providing service in Alaska beginning on May 24, 2016.
This notice does not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification that varies from those proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Andrew Klein, Counsel for MetTel, at 1250 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC; phone: (202) 289-2695. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed on the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA1-745” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., May 11, 2016, at either the Commission address given above or at its website:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA1-745 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with MetTel at its address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by May 4, 2016.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 11th day of April, 2016.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Steven J. Kramer
Common Carrier Section Manager