The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has been looking at revoking LTD Broadband’s ETC status, a status they need to receive federal (RDOF) funding. (The PUC recently posted a fairly condensed reminder of all the twists and turns in this story.) Earlier this week, LTD sent a note saying they’d like to relinquish their ETC status for RDOF but retain ETC status for other funding opportunities (CAF2). Today the PUC posted a notice from the Attorney General recommending that MN PUC consider LTD Broadband’s Petition to Relinquish ETC…

In the Matter of Petition to Initiate a Proceeding to Revoke the Expanded Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation of LTD Broadband, LLC & Deny LTD’s Funding Certification for 2023

In the Matter of the Petition of LTD Broadband, LLC to Expand its Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier

NOTICE OF INFORMAL DISPOSITION AND JOINT MOTION FOR REFERRAL

The parties, by and through their undersigned counsel or representative, stipulate that the above-captioned matters be resolved without resorting to further litigation.

As and for such resolution, LTD Broadband, LLC, shall continue to seek—and may not withdraw—its pending Petition to Relinquish that seeks Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approval to voluntarily relinquish its eligible telecommunications carrier status in the census block groups identified in Exhibit 1.1 The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of the Attorney General-Residential Utilities Division, Minnesota Telecom Alliance and Minnesota Rural Electric Association, and Institute for Local Self Reliance shall not oppose LTD Broadband’s Petition to Relinquish.

Because this stipulation resolves the dispute in the above-captioned matters, the parties respectfully move the Administrative Law Judge to close this file and refer the matter back to the Commission for consideration of LTD Broadband’s Petition to Relinquish pursuant to Minn. R. 1400.5900, .6600 (2023).