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GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION IN RE: Docket No. 556 Order No. 59/2018 THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TELEPHONE CORPORATION’S PETITION FOR RECERTIFICATION OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND ' A ORDER WHEREAS, on Tuesday September 25, 2018, the Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation d/b/a Viya (hereinafter “VITELCO” or “‘Viya”) filed a request with the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (hereinafter, “PSC” or the ““Commission”) for recertification of its Universal Service Fund (hereinafter, “USF’’) eligibility pursuant to section 54.314 (a) of the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter “FCC”) rules; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2018, the Commission received a report and analysis from its technical consultants, Georgetown Consulting Group, Inc. …
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GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION IN RE: Docket No. 556 Order No. 59/2018 THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TELEPHONE CORPORATION’S PETITION FOR RECERTIFICATION OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND ' A ORDER WHEREAS, on Tuesday September 25, 2018, the Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation d/b/a Viya (hereinafter “VITELCO” or “‘Viya”) filed a request with the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (hereinafter, “PSC” or the ““Commission”) for recertification of its Universal Service Fund (hereinafter, “USF’’) eligibility pursuant to section 54.314 (a) of the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter “FCC”) rules; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2018, the Commission received a report and analysis from its technical consultants, Georgetown Consulting Group, Inc. (hereinafter “GCG”) recommending the approval of VITELCO’s USF recertification; and WHEREAS, on GCG recommended that the Commission order VITELCO to file an updated Five-Year Plan on the assumption that USF funding at approximately the same level as before the hurricanes will be available for the next five years; and WHEREAS, on September 25, 2018, the Commission met in regular session at its office located at No. 1003 Estate Ross Suite 4 (Barbel Plaza), St. Thomas United States Virgin Islands and at the Virgin Islands Board of Education’s office on the island of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands; and WHEREAS, the PSC received testimony from Viya and GCG; and WHEREAS, upon review and deliberation the Commission voted to adopt the Technical Consultants’ report and recommendations and recertify VITELCO’s USF eligibility in the United States Virgin Islands; and NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Technical Consultants’ report is adopted.