File #: 23-1007    Version: Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 7/6/2023 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 7/11/2023 Final action: 7/11/2023
Title: Complaint Letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Regarding Frontier Communications (Supervisor Rex Bohn)
Sponsors: Rex Bohn
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. CPUC Complaint Lette4r re Mattole Valley and Frontier communications 071123.pdf, 3. Letter to CPUC re_Frontier Communications Complaint.pdf

 

To:                                                               Board of Supervisors

 

From:                                          Supervisor Rex Bohn                                          

 

Agenda Section:                     Consent                     

 

Vote Requirement:                     Majority                                          

 

SUBJECT:

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Complaint Letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Regarding Frontier Communications (Supervisor Rex Bohn)

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RECOMMENDATION(S):

Recommendation

That the Board of Supervisors:

1.                     Authorize the Chair to sign the complaint letter to the CPUC.

 

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SOURCE OF FUNDING                     

General Fund (1100)

 

DISCUSSION:

Ongoing problems with Frontier Communication system failures and the lack of responsiveness to  local residents, public safety officials, local fire chiefs and emergency coordinators has become an extremely important public safety issue in the Mattole Valley.  The Board of Supervisors is forwarding a letter to the CPUC requesting assistance with this matter.

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

N/A

 

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:

This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Framework.

 

Core Roles:  Provide for and maintain infrastructure

New Initiatives:  Provide community-appropriate levels of service

Strategic Plan:  N/A

 

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:                     

Frontier Communications

 

ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:                     

Board discretion

 

ATTACHMENTS:                     

A.                      Complaint Letter to CPUC

 

PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:

Board Order No.: N/A                     

Meeting of: N/A

File No.: N/A