House Public Utilities, Transportation and Communications Committee chair Rep. Lorenzo Deleon Guerrero (Ind-Saipan) asked the Public Utilities Commission to review Docomo Pacific\u2019s $2 rate increase per basic cable television service customer effective Feb. 1.<\/p>\n
Deleon Guerrero said there is no indication that PUC has approved this rate increase pursuant to law.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on our legal counsel\u2019s findings, he could not find any provision that would exempt cable television from rate review and approval. Based on 4 CMC 8482, the Public Utilities Commission must establish that Docomo\u2019s rates are \u2018just and reasonable and in conformance with federal law,\u2019\u201d Deleon Guerrero said in a Jan. 14 letter to PUC chair Joseph C. Guerrero.<\/p>\n
The House PUTC panel chairman added that \u201cit would appear to be appropriate to require Docomo Pacific to comply with the Public Utilities Commission Act.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of Friday afternoon, the House committee has yet to receive response from PUC whether it will pursue a review.<\/p>\n
In May last year, Docomo Pacific completed its $129.8-million acquisition of MCV Broadband.<\/p>\n
That was after Japan-based NTT Docomo received approval from federal regulators to push through with the deal.<\/p>\n
MCV Broadband is a supplier of cable television, telephony, and high speed Internet services in Commonwealth and Guam. Before Docomo Pacific\u2019s acquisition, it was owned by private equity firm Seaport Capital. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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