GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE

UNITED STATES



PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION



IN RE: Docket No. 556

Order No. 9/2018

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TELEPHONE CORPORATION’S

PETITION FOR RECERTIFICATION



OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND



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ORDER



WHEREAS, on July 13, 2017, 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 11, 2017, 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 October 24, 2017, the Commission met in regular session at the Port

Authority Conference Room located at the Henry Rohlsen Airport 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.



Date: December 7, 2017 Andrew Rutnik, Chair