Civil Litigation,
Administrative/Regulatory
May 7, 2021
Utility commission can’t make rules for low-cost phone service
U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney said the Public Utility Commission’s rule requiring certain service plans be available to California LifeLine participants at no cost, is preempted by the Communications Act and is null and void.
A federal judge in San Francisco said the California Public Utilities Commission cannot regulate wireless rates for service providers receiving subsidies given to companies for providing affordable phone services for low-income consumers.
Last year the commission tried under its newly-created Free Rate Rule, to ban service providers participating in the "LifeLine" subsidy program from charging copays or other fees for certain expan...
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