MEDIA ADVISORY: Public invited to comment at second hearing on CenturyLink classification petition

Media contact: 360-664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov  
Docket number: UT-240029 

Public invited to comment at second hearing on CenturyLink classification petition 

LACEY, Wash. – The Utilities and Transportation Commission is holding a second public comment hearing on June 6 to discuss the competitive classification petition filed by CenturyLink companies. 

WHO

Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

WHAT

Virtual public comment hearing

WHEN and WHERE

6 p.m. on Thursday, June 6. 

Join by Zoom (recommended) or by phone at 253-215-8782 with Meeting ID 837 9445 2775# and Passcode 577755#. 

You can also submit public comments:

  • by phone at 888-333-9882,

  • by email to comments@utc.wa.gov, and

  • by mail to P.O Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504-7250

Translation services are available at no cost to you. If possible, please inform the commission at least one business day before the meeting by calling 360-664-1149, or by emailing stacey.brewster@utc.wa.gov.

If you need reasonable accommodation to attend the meeting, please contact the UTC at least one business day before the meeting by calling 888-333-9882 or emailing consumer@utc.wa.gov.

BACKGROUND 

The CenturyLink companies, including Qwest Corporation and several CenturyTel entities, have filed a petition with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission seeking competitive classification pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 80.36.320 and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 480-121-061. This classification could affect telecommunications regulation and oversight. 

CenturyLink, part of Lumen Technologies, is the largest local telephone company in Washington, serving approximately 650,000 residential and business lines. 

The UTC regulates the rates and services of telecommunications companies, investor-owned electric utilities, natural gas and water companies, garbage-collection haulers, household-goods movers and passenger transportation companies, commercial ferries, pipeline companies, marine pilotage, and a low-level radioactive waste repository. The commission does not regulate the rates of broadband, cellular, cable, or internet service. 

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Topic(s)
General
Telecom