TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: May 20, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
707-463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Kelly Hansen
PHONE:
707-463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification of Letter of Opposition for Assembly Bill 470 (McKinnor) - Telephone Corporations: Carriers of Last Resort (As Amended April 22, 2025)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Ratify letter of opposition for Assembly Bill 470 (McKinnor) - telephone corporations: carriers of last resort (as amended April 22, 2025).
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board of Supervisors Ratified a letter of opposition for Assembly Bill 470 (McKinnor) - telephone corporations: carriers of last resort at the April 22, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting.
The Board of Supervisors regularly issues support letters that align with the 2025 Legislative Platform. These letters advocate for adequate and ongoing federal and state funding, timely distribution of resources, increased local authority, and flexibility in administering and providing services.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix just and reasonable rates and charges for public utilities. Existing law requires the commission, on or before February 1, 1995, to issue an order initiating an investigation and open proceeding to examine the current and future definitions of universal service in telecommunications. Pursuant to that provision, the commission issued a decision involving carriers of last resort, including the withdrawal process for carriers of last resort, defined as a carrier who provides local exchange service and stands ready to provide basic service to any customer requesting such service within a specified area.
This bill would provide pr...
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