IURC Dismisses Toll-Free Request From Atwood
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has dismissed a request for Extended Area Service between Warsaw and Atwood.
The commission's ruling was based on a majority of Warsaw telephone customers voting against the plan.
If approved, the Warsaw-Atwood EAS would have allowed customers in each exchange to call and receive calls without assessing long-distance toll charges. A monthly surcharge would have been added to the customers' bill for a five-year period.
According to the commission's findings, 624 votes were cast from Atwood: 238 voting in favor of the EAS, even if Warsaw customers didn't share in the cost; 157 voting for the EAS, but only if Warsaw shared in the cost; and 229 voted against extending the service area.
In Warsaw, 4,370 customers cast valid votes: 2,076 voting in favor of the EAS and agreeing to pay for the service; 2,294 voted against the extension of service. [[In-content Ad]]
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has dismissed a request for Extended Area Service between Warsaw and Atwood.
The commission's ruling was based on a majority of Warsaw telephone customers voting against the plan.
If approved, the Warsaw-Atwood EAS would have allowed customers in each exchange to call and receive calls without assessing long-distance toll charges. A monthly surcharge would have been added to the customers' bill for a five-year period.
According to the commission's findings, 624 votes were cast from Atwood: 238 voting in favor of the EAS, even if Warsaw customers didn't share in the cost; 157 voting for the EAS, but only if Warsaw shared in the cost; and 229 voted against extending the service area.
In Warsaw, 4,370 customers cast valid votes: 2,076 voting in favor of the EAS and agreeing to pay for the service; 2,294 voted against the extension of service. [[In-content Ad]]