GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE UNITED STATES



PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION



In the Matter of )

Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation ) Docket 594

d/b/a Innovative Telephone’s )

Petition for Suspension of Duty to ) Order No. 1/2012

Implement Local Number Portability )

FINDINGS OF FACT

AND



ORDER DENYING INDEFINITE SUSPENSION,

CONTINUING INTERIM FOR SUSPENSION FOR A LIMITED PERIOD,

AND REQUIRING LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY BY JUNE 16, 2012



Whereas, the Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation d/b/a Innovative Communications

(hereinafter “Innovative”) filed a Petition with the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission

(“Commission”) on June 16, 201 1seeking suspension of its duty under the federal

Telecommunications Act of 1996 to implement intermodal Local Number Portability (“LNP”)

either permanently or for a period of four years; and



Whereas, on July 1, 2011, Choice Communications, LLC, (“Choice”) a wireless carrier

operating in the U.S. Virgin Islands filed an Opposition to Innovative’s Petition; and



Whereas, on July 11, 2011, Sprint Communications Company (“Sprint”) applied to

intervene in this proceeding and AT&T Mobility USVI, Inc. (“AT&T”) filed an Opposition to



Innovative’s Petition; and



Whereas, the Commission recognized Sprint and AT&T as intervenors at its July 12,

2011 public meeting and issued a Scheduling Order for the filing of position statements,

discovery and reply comments; and



Whereas, at the request of Innovative and as authorized under the federal

Telecommunications Act, the Commission granted a temporary suspension of LNP obligations

until September 30, 2011, in order to preserve the status quo while the matter was under

consideration; and