Waiver of Certain Commission Requirements Related to the Distribution of Telephone Directories
NY-ADR
10/13/21 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-41-21-00007-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE 41
October 13, 2021
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-41-21-00007-P
Waiver of Certain Commission Requirements Related to the Distribution of Telephone Directories
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering a petition filed by Middleburgh Telephone Company (Middleburgh) for a waiver of 16 NYCRR 602.10(b), pertaining to the distribution of telephone directories.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 94(2)
Subject:
Waiver of certain Commission requirements related to the distribution of telephone directories.
Purpose:
To ensure performance in accordance with applicable telecommunications laws, regulations and standards and the public interest.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a petition, filed by Middleburgh Telephone Company (Middleburgh) on September 16, 2021, for a waiver of New York Code of Rules and Regulations, Title 16, Section 602.10(b), pertaining to the distribution of telephone directories. In accordance with this rule, Middleburgh annually publishes and delivers to all customers a printed directory of residential and business white page listings along with yellow page listings.
Middleburgh requests authorization to discontinue the blanket distribution of “hard copy” directories to all customers, citing the same relief requested by and granted to Verizon New York, Frontier Communications, Nicholville Telephone Company, State Telephone Company and Pattersonville Telephone Company in Case Nos. 16-C-0186, 17-C-0013, 20-C-0127, 20-C-0281 and 21-C-0054, respectively. If granted, the waiver requested in this petition would allow Middleburgh to make residential, business, and yellow page directory listings available to customers online at no charge, or in electronic or printed formats, upon request, at no charge. Middleburgh asserts that the waiver, if granted, will preserve and protect the environment while maintaining the availability of telephone listings at no charge to customers.
The full text of the petition and the full record of the proceeding may be reviewed online at the Department of Public Service web page: www.dps.ny.gov. The Commission may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the action proposed and may resolve related matters.
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
Public comment will be received until:
60 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement
Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
(21-C-0492SP1)
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