NOTICE OF UTILITY APPLICATION TO RELINQUISH CERTIFICATE

The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on October 12, 2022, Adak Cablevision (ACV) filed an application to relinquish Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Certificate) No 592. Docket No. U-22-088 was opened to address this matter.

ACV is authorized to provide cable television service in Adak, Alaska. In its application, ACV states that it last provided service under Certificate No. 592 in September 2022, and that all its subscribers have moved to streaming services.

AS 42.05.261(a) provides that a public utility may not discontinue or abandon service unless, upon application of the utility and after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the Commission finds that continued service is not required by the public convenience and necessity. In addition to the opportunity to provide comments in support of or in opposition to the application and other rights provided under 3 AAC 48.645, the Commission may schedule a hearing on ACV’s proposed relinquishment of its certificate.

You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Andilea Weaver, Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, and Regulatory Director for ACV, at PO Box 772323, Eagle River, AK 99577; phone: (907) 222-0844. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office, 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website, http://rca.alaska.gov/ by typing Docket “U-22-088" in the Find a Matter search box.

To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., November 21, 2022, at the Commission's address above or via our website at:

https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx

Please reference Docket No. U-22-088, and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments or protest with ACV at the address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communications formats, please contact Naomi Johnston at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, TTY/Alaska Relay: 7–1–1 or 1 (800) 770-8973, or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by November 14, 2022.

Dated at Anchorage, Alaska, this 21^st day of October 2022.

                                                  REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA

                                                   Keith Kurber II
                                                   Chairman