GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE

UNITED STATES



PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION



Docket No. 556

Order No. 76/2015



IN RE:



THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TELEPHONE CORPORATION’S

PETITION FOR RECERTIFICATION

OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND



ORDER



WHEREAS, on July 30, 2015, The Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation (hereinafter

“VITELCO”) 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; and



WHEREAS, on September 16, 2015, the Commission received a report and analysis

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

of VITELCO’s USF recertification; and



WHEREAS, on September 22, 2015, 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 VITELCO’s USF eligibility in the

United States Virgin Islands; and



NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that the Technical Consultants’ report be

adopted and VITELCO’s USF be recertified in the United States Virgin Islands.



So Ordered.



For the Commission



Date: September 75, 2015 Andrew Rutnik, Vice-Chair