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Transportation regulator defends 2020 tariff rules as legal challenge and low fine collection hamper enforcement
Summary
The head of Puerto Rico's transportation regulatory office told a Senate commission the agency moved services online during 2020 and began enforcing temporary tariffs issued Dec. 23, 2020, but collection is low (about 46%) and the circular is being challenged in court, prompting the agency to file at the Supreme Court and to submit the full regulation to the Fiscal Control Board.
The transportation regulatory office told a Senate committee on June 4 that it has begun enforcing a 2020 regulatory platform and temporary tariffs approved Dec. 23, 2020, but legal challenges and limited collection tools are slowing compliance.
“Esa carta circular está impugnada,” Jaime Alafuente González, the agency negotiator, said as he explained that the temporary tariffs went into effect Dec. 24, 2020 but are now the subject of litigation. He told the Comisión de Innovación, Telecomunicaciones, Urbanismo e Infraestructura the agency plans to file at the Tribunal Supremo and will submit the translated regulation and required documents to the Junta de Supervisión Fiscal for review.
Why it matters: the agency regulates a broad set of franchises —…
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