The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will be discussing the ETC designation for LTD Broadband on November 16. They recently posted staff briefing papers, which include detailed background of the issue and outline the possible decision options…

DECISION OPTIONS

Should the Commission lift the January 18, 2023, stay of this proceeding issued by the ALJ?
1. Continue the stay imposed pursuant to the Administrative Law Judge’s January 18,
2023, Third Prehearing Order. (LTD)
OR
2. Lift the stay imposed pursuant to the Administrative Law Judge’s January 18, 2023, Third
Prehearing Order (Petitioners, Department, and OAG).
AND
a. Refer the matter back to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) with the
request that the matter be restarted following the procedure outlined in the
Commission’s August 16, 2022, Notice and Order for Hearing (Department).
OR
b. Consider the Petitioner’s motion to suspend LTD’s RDOF ETC designation
previously granted by the Commission.
[If the Commission selects decision option 2a or 2b, the Commission should consider decision
options #3, #4, or #5 based on relevance.]
Should the Commission grant the MREA and MTA’s (Petitioner’s) motion to suspend LTD’s
RDOF ETC designation previously granted by the Commission?
3. Deny the Petitioner’s motion to suspend LTD’s RDOF ETC designation previously granted
by the Commission (LTD).
OR
4. Grant the Petitioner’s motion to suspend LTD’s RDOF ETC designation previously
granted by the Commission (Petitioners, Department, and OAG).
OR
5. Grant the Petitioner’s motion to suspend LTD’s RDOF ETC designation previously
granted by the Commission and Refer the matter back to the Office of Administrative
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Staff Briefing Papers for Docket No. P-558, P-6995/M-22-221; P-6995/M-21-133 **

Hearings (OAH) with the request that the matter be restarted following the procedure
outlined in the Commission’s August 16, 2022, Notice and Order for Hearing
(Department).
[If the Commission selects decision option 2a or 2b, the Commission should consider decision
options #6, or #7.]
Should the Commission require LTD to provide contact information for the Commission’s
Consumer Affairs Office in customer bill messages?
6. Require LTD to provide notification to its Minnesota customers that they may contact
the Consumer Affairs Office (CAO) with questions or concerns, or to provide public
comment. Require LTD to file a proposed customer notice in this docket within 30 days
of the Commission’s order, and delegate authority to the Executive Secretary to approve
the content, format, and timing of the customer notice (Department).
OR
7. Do not require LTD to provide notification to its Minnesota customers