GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

OF THE

UNITED STATES



PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION



Docket No 356

Order No. 88/2016



IN RE:



THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TELEPHONE CORPORATION'S

PETITION FOR RECERTIFICATION



OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND



ORDER



WHEREAS, on August |, 2016, The Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation (hereinafter

“VITELCO”) filed a request with the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (hereinafter.

“PSC” of the “Commission") for recertification of its Universal Service Fund (hereinafter,

“LSF") ehability, and



WHEREAS, on Sbieaibes 21, 2016, 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 27. 2016, the Commission met in regular session at both tts

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 cligibility in the

United States Virgin Islands, and



NOW THEREFORE, it 1s 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



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Date: September 29, 2016 Andrew Rutnik, Chair

Nune Pro Tune