Docket No. 3692 - Verizon Rhode Island Successor Alternative Regulation Plan Proposal

Status of Docket: CLOSED.

• Verizon RI's testimony of witnesses Terry L. O'Brien, Robert J. Kenney and Paul B. Vasington in support of Successor Alternative Regulation Plan (filed 8/19/05)
• Cox RI Telcom Motion to Intervene (9/1/05)
• Verizon RI - Response to Division's data requests 1-23 through 1-29 (9/19/05)
• Verizon RI - Response to Division's data request 1-7 (9/26/05)
• Verizon RI - Errata reply to Division's data requests 1-22 (9/27/05)
• Conversent Communications of RI - Motion to Intervene (9/29/05)
• Dept. of Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch Motion to Intervene (10/3/05)
• PUC issues Procedural Schedule for Docket
• Verizon RI - Response to Conversent's data requests 1-1 through 1-5 (10/7/05)
• Verizon RI - Response to Cox's data requests 1-1 through 1-15 (10/21/05)
• Cox RI Telcom - Testimony of F. Wayne Lafferty (10/26/05)
• Division of Public Utilities & Carriers - Testimony of Thomas H. Weiss (10/26/05)
• Verizon RI's rebuttal testimony of witnesses Terry L. O'Brien, Robert J. Kenney & Paul B. Vasington (11/14/05)
• PUC issues Notice of Hearing to be held on December 6, 2005 @ PUC office
• Verizon RI - Response to Commission's data requests 1-1 through 1-9 (11/23/05)
• Cox RI Telcom - Response to Commission's data requests propounded on 11/15/05 (11/23/05)
• Cox RI Telcom - Surrebuttal testimony of F. Wayne Lafferty (12/2/05)
• Cox RI Telcom - Response to Commission's 2nd set of data requests (12/2/05)
• Division of Public Utilities & Carriers - Testimony of Thomas H. Weiss (12/2/05)
• George Wiley Center's Motion to Intervene (12/1/05)
• George Wiley Center's Motion to Continue Hearing Scheduled (12/1/05)
• Verizon RI - Objection to George Wiley's Motion to Continue (12/2/05)
• Verizon RI - Response to Commission's data requests 2-1, 2-2 and 2-4 (12/2/05)
• Verizon RI - Response to Commission's data requests 2-3 (12/5/05)
• Attorney General - Position in support to grant George Wiley's Motion to Continue Hearing (12/5/05)
• Verizon RI - Response to Commission's record requests propounded at hearings held 12/6 & 12/5 (12/12/05)
• Division of Public Utiliteis - Response to record request updating information relating to Verizon's service quality (12/13/05)
• Verizon RI - Response to George Wiley's 1st set of data requests 1-1 through 1-7 (12/19/05)
• Verizon RI - Post-hearing brief (12/20/05)
• Division of Public Utilities - Post-hearing brief (12/20/05)
• Cox RI Telcom - Pos-hearing brief (12/20/05)
• George Wiley Center - Motion to Compel Verizon to Answer Data Request GWC 1-1 and 1-3 (12/20/05)
• George Wiley Center - Memorandum in Opposition of the Verizon Proposal (12/20/05)
• Verizon RI - Letter in lieu of any oppositon to the Motion of the George Wiley's to Compel Answers to Data Requests GWC 1-1 and 1-3 (12/20/05)
• PUC issues Report and Order No. 18550 approving Verizon's proposed Alternative Regulation Plan with modifications (issued 3/17/06)
• Verizon RI - Revised Alternative Regulation Plan incorporating the PUC's modifications in compliance with Order No. 18550 (filed 4/11/06) Pursuant to PUC's Order No. 18550, the approved Alternative Regulation Plan shall end on December 31, 2008, but will stay in effect until such time as teh Commission takes an action to alter the plan.
• At a September 16, 2008 status conference, the parties agreed to file a position on whether the PUC should take any additional action or should allow the plan to continue, either indefinitely or for another term of years in similar language as stated in PUC Order No. 18550. The following comments position were submitted by:
  • Position of the Attorney General (filed 9/19/08)
  • Position of the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (filed 9/16/08)
  • Position of Verizon Rhode Island (filed 10/31/08)
  • Position of Cox RI Telcom (filed 10/31/08)
• PUC issued Order No. 19540 approving the continuation of the Successor Alternative Regulation Plan until further order of the Commission (Written Order issued 1/21/09)
• Verizon RI - Petition to eliminate the service quality standards and reporting requirement; and obligation to file quarterly SQ reports (3/19/10)
• Division of Public Utilities - Response to Division's 1st set of data requests issued on 4/14/10
• Division of Public Utilities - Position regarding Verizon's March 19, 2010 request to eliminate SQ reporting requirements (5/24/10)
• PUC issues Report and Order No. 20043 granting Verizon's March 19, 2010 Petition for Relief From Service Quality Reporting Requirements. Written Order issued 6/29/10.

ARCHIVE FILES: Background information, filings and Orders regarding Alternative Form of Regulation for Verizon RI