Rules & Regulations Governing the Telecommunications Education Access Fund Required Under  R.I.G.L. Section 39-1-61 Docket No. 3545

• Notice of Rulemaking and Public Hearing .
• Proposed Rules & Regulations Governing the Telecommunications Education Access Fund
• Comments of Rhode Island Dept. of Education  (09/17/03)
• Comments of the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers  (09/17/03)
• Commission requests to parties to address the appropriate definition definition of "Telecommunications Service Provider"  (09/17/03)
• Comments of Cox RI Telcom (09/30/03)
• Comments of Verizon RI (09/30/03)
• Comments of RNK, Inc (09/30/03)
• Reply comments of Verizon to Cox Telcom (10/01/03)
• Response of Cox Telcom to Verizon reply comments of October 1, 2003  (10/07/03)
• Commission adopts new Rules and Regulations at open meeting held October 30, 2003.  Rules and regulations are approved for effect January 1, 2004  (10/30/03)
• Redlined version of regulations incorporationg comments received and changes to proposed regulations
• Commission issues Order No. 17623 authorizing Verizon to utilize money collected for usage on and before June 30, 2004 for providing internet access to schools and libraries, and prohibiting Verizon from utilizing funds collected for usage on and after July 1, 2004 (12/01/03)