GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Public Services Commission IN RE: APPLICATION OF CHOICE COMMUNICATIONS, ) Docket Nos. 589 & 664 LLC FOR ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ) Order No. 29/2022 CARRIER DESIGNATION IN THE U.S. ) VIRGIN ISLANDS ) (Docket 589) ) ) And ) ) APPLICATION OF VITELCOM CELLULAR, INC. ) D/B/A VIYA WIRELESS FOR MODIFICATION ) OF ITS DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE ) TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER TO ) PARTICIPATE IN THE CONNECT USVI FUND ) (Docket 664) ) ________________________________________________) ORDER WHEREAS, the Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation d/b/a Viya (hereinafter “VITELCO” or “Viya”) filed a combined request with the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (hereinafter, “PSC” or the “Commission”) for recertification of Universal Service Fund (hereinafter, “USF”) eligibility pursuant to section 54.314 (a) of the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter “FCC”) rules on behalf of Vitelcom Cellular and Choice Communications, LLC (hereinafter “Vitelcom/Choice”); and WHEREAS, on September 2, 2022, the Commission conducted preliminary disc …
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GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Public Services Commission IN RE: APPLICATION OF CHOICE COMMUNICATIONS, ) Docket Nos. 589 & 664 LLC FOR ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ) Order No. 29/2022 CARRIER DESIGNATION IN THE U.S. ) VIRGIN ISLANDS ) (Docket 589) ) ) And ) ) APPLICATION OF VITELCOM CELLULAR, INC. ) D/B/A VIYA WIRELESS FOR MODIFICATION ) OF ITS DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE ) TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER TO ) PARTICIPATE IN THE CONNECT USVI FUND ) (Docket 664) ) ________________________________________________) ORDER WHEREAS, the Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation d/b/a Viya (hereinafter “VITELCO” or “Viya”) filed a combined request with the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (hereinafter, “PSC” or the “Commission”) for recertification of Universal Service Fund (hereinafter, “USF”) eligibility pursuant to section 54.314 (a) of the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter “FCC”) rules on behalf of Vitelcom Cellular and Choice Communications, LLC (hereinafter “Vitelcom/Choice”); and WHEREAS, on September 2, 2022, the Commission conducted preliminary discussions with the parties regarding the USF recertification; and WHEREAS, on September 14, 2022, the Commission received the Report and Recommendations from its Technical Consultant, Georgetown Consulting Group (hereinafter “GCG”); and WHEREAS, on September 26, 2022, the Commission met in Regular Session at its office on St. Thomas, USVI located at No. 1003 Estate Ross, Suite 4 and via its Zoom videoconference link; and PSC Order No. 29/2022 Dockets 589 & 664: Choice Communications & Vitelcom Cellular, Inc. Recertification of Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Status in the U.S. Virgin Islands WHEREAS, after review and deliberation, the Commission voted to GRANT Vitelcom/ Choice USF Recertification as a ETC designation and ADOPT the Report and Recommendations of the Commission’s technical consultants; and NOW THEREFORE, the Commission finds and ORDERS that Vitelcom/ Choice RECERTIFICATION as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the United States Virgin Islands is GRANTED. So Ordered. For the Commission, Date: October 26, 2022 Nunc Pro Tunc David W. Hughes, Chairman