Summary
In 2014 three amendments were made to Rule R746-341: 1) the 05/20/2014 rule amendment was necessary to reflect changes in federal Lifeline program rules and procedures and changes to the Public Service Commission's contract with the Department of Workforce Services for Lifeline program administration; 2) the 08/28/2014 rule amendment was necessary to address errors, consistency, and clarification issues associated with the prior rule amendment; and 3) the 11/06/2014 rule amendment was necessary to address errors and consistency issues associated with the prior rule amendment. The Division of Public Utilities, Office of Consumer Services, AT&T, Utah Rural Telecom Association, CenturyLink and i-Wireless commented on the amendments above. Their comments addressed errors and clarification on eligibility requirements, the responsible agency, duties of responsible agency, state lifeline features, reporting requirements, definition of applicant, and definition of lifeline. The Public Service Commission held a technical conference and then issued a Notice of Additional Comment Period. Rule R746-341 went into effect on 01/07/2015.