Notice of Utility Tariff Filings
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that ACS of the Northland, LLC and ACS of Fairbanks, LLC; collectively d/b/a Alaska Communications Systems, Alaska Communications, ACS Local Service, and ACS (ACS) filed TA201-359 and TA156-117, seeking to revise their Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) support levels. These filings were submitted in accordance with regulations adopted in Order No. R-08-003(8)/R-09-003(4) that implemented the COLR support mechanism.
The filings contain proposed COLR support amounts. The monthly COLR support amounts are intended to help carriers meet their Carrier Common Line revenue requirements and will be paid through the Alaska Universal Service Fund. The following table displays each carrier’s requested COLR support amounts, calculated in accordance with 3 AAC 53.345(e).
Local Exchange Carrier | Filing | Current Monthly COLR Support Amount | Proposed Monthly COLR Support Amount |
ACS of Fairbanks, LLC | TA156-117 | $179,191 | $185,912 |
ACS of the Northland, LLC Sitka study area Glacier State study area | TA201-359 | $18,850 $214,375 | $21,146 $232,484 |
This notice does not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from those proposed. You may obtain more information about these filings by contacting Robert Foot-Jones, Associate Regulatory Compliance Analyst, at ACS, 600 Telephone Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503; phone: (907) 564-3230. The complete filings are also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 300, MS 60, Anchorage, AK 99501; (907) 276-6222 or may be viewed at the Commission's website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA201-359” and/or “TA156-117” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on these filings, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., July 16, 2018, at the Commission's address given above or via our website at:
http://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA201-359 and/or TA156-117 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with ACS at the address given above or by email at robert.foot-jones@acsalaska.com.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats should contact Valerie Fletcher Mitchell at (907) 276-6222, toll free 1-800-390-2782 or TTY/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1 or 1 (800) 770-3973, or send a request via electronic mail to: rca.mail@alaska.gov by July 9, 2018.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 22nd day of June, 2018.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
David Parrish
Common Carrier Section Manager