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PUCN approves initial draws from Nevada Universal Service Fund for two small telephone companies; commissioner questions sustainability
Summary
The Commission approved requests from Moapa Valley Telephone and Filer Mutual (TrueLeap) for initial draws from the Nevada Universal Service Fund and set new basic telephone rates; a commissioner warned the Fund may be strained by requests that represent large shares of company revenue requirements.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada granted applications from two small telephone providers for initial disbursements from the Nevada Universal Service Fund and approved related rate design proposals, actions the Commission approved by voice vote.
Hearing Officer Crano presented docket 24-06007 (Moapa Valley Telephone Company), recommending that the company’s basic service rates be set at $23 for residential lines and $38 for business lines and that the company be awarded an initial draw "460 $6,239" from the Fund to maintain telephone availability beginning in 2025. Crano told commissioners he "didn't feel…
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