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CPUC Plans Oct. 6 Vote on State USF Contribution

The California Public Utilities Commission may update USF contribution at its Oct. 6 meeting. Commissioners will consider assessing state public purpose program (PPP) fees “based on the number of active access lines a carrier operates,” said a Friday proposed decision…

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in docket R.21-03-002. Customers would see one consolidated surcharge on monthly bills instead of six separate PPP fees, it said. Low-income LifeLine customers and incarcerated people wouldn’t have to pay surcharges, it said. Wireless companies and consumer groups last year panned a CPUC staff recommendation to shift to a flat, per-line surcharge (see 2112010014).