GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE UNITED STATES



Public Services Commission



IN RE:

Docket No. 669

BROADBAND VI, LLC PETITION FOR Order No. 30/2021

ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER



DESIGNATION IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS



ORDER



WHEREAS, on August 2, 2021, Broadband VI, LLC (hereinafter “BBVI”) 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, annual recertification of continued eligibility is required by the FCC; and



WHEREAS, on September 15, 2021, the Commission received the Report and

Recommendations from its Technical Consultant, Georgetown Consulting Group (hereinafter

“GCG”); and



WHEREAS, on September 29, 2020, 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



WHEREAS, after review and deliberation, the Commission voted to GRANT BBVI

ETC recertification subject to the following recommendations included in the GCG report and

ADOPT the Report and Recommendations of the Commission’s technical consultants; and



NOW THEREFORE, the Commission finds and ORDERS that, BBVI is

RECERTIFIED as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the United States Virgin Islands

on the following findings, terms and conditions:



1. BBVI will file concurrently with the PSC any reports or waiver requests submitted to the

FCC and the Universal Service Administrative Company.



2. BBVI will annually file with the PSC no later than July 15 of each respective year the

number of Lifeline subscribers as well as the number of subscribers for any other similar-

purposed program such as Emergency Broadband Benefit.