NOTICE OF CARRIER PETITION REGARDING PUBLIC INTEREST PAY TELEPHONES
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on April 21, 2016, Interior Telephone Company, Inc. (ITC) filed a petition requesting approval to transition all three Public Interest Pay Telephones (PIPTs) in its service area to coinless telephones. Docket No. U-16-047 was opened to address this matter.
ITC notes that, if approved, the PIPTs would no longer accept coins in payment for completing any call, but that all local calls would be completed without charge and that calling card payment would be accepted for connecting any long distance toll calls. No change to the annual Alaska Universal Service Fund support level previously approved by the Commission for any affected PIPTs is requested.
This notice does not address in detail all of the points contained in the filing. The Commission may approve or deny, in whole or in part the carrier’s petition, impose conditions on approval, or take actions to protect public interest.
You may obtain more information about this petition by contacting Robert W. Dunn, Director of Regulatory Affairs, at 201 East 56th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99518; phone: (907) 563-2003. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket No. “U-16-047” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., May 31, 2016, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
http://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx.
Please reference Docket No. U-16-047 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with ITC at the 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 23, 2016.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 28th day of April, 2016.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Robert M. Pickett
Chairman