GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE

UNITED STATES



PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION



IN RE: ) Docket No. 589

) Order No. 90/2016

CHOICE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC'S )

PETITION FOR RECERTIFICATION OF )

THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND }

ieee }

ORDER



WHEREAS, on August 5, 2016, Choice Communications, LLC (herematter “Choice )

filed a request with the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (hereinafter, “PSC” or

“Commission” ) for recertification of its designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier

(hereinafter, “ETC") and recipient of Universal Service Fund (hereinafter, “USF") support, and



WHEREAS, on September 21, 2016, the Commission received a report and analysis

from its technical consultants, Georgetown Consulting Group, Inc. recommending the approval

of Choice’s ETC and USF recertification: and



WHEREAS, on September 27, 2016, the Commission met in regular session at both its

offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and



WHEREAS, upon review and deliberation the Commission voted to adopt the Technical

Consultants’ report and recommendations and recertify Choice’s ETC Designation and USF in

the United States Virgin Islands, and



NOW THERE FORE, itis hereby ORDERED that the Technical Consultants’ report be

adopted and Choice’s ETC Designation and USF be recertified in the United States Virgin

Islands



So Ordered



For the Commission



Date September 29, 2016

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