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STATE OF NEW JERSEY

BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

_____________________________________________________________________________

BRIEF AND APPENDIX ON BEHALF OF

THE DIVISION OF THE RATEPAYER ADVOCATE

ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE ISSUES

______________________________________________________________________________

BLOSSOM A. PERETZ, ESQ.

RATEPAYER ADVOCATE OF NEW JERSEY

Division of the Ratepayer Advocate

31 Clinton Street - 11th Floor

P.O. Box 46005

Newark, New Jersey 07101

(201) 648-2690

 

BLOSSOM A. PERETZ

Ratepayer Advocate

Of Counsel

HEIKKI LEESMENT

Deputy Ratepayer Advocate

LAWANDA GILBERT

Assistant Deputy Ratepayer Advocate

On the Brief

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

I. INTRODUCTION

II. GOALS TO ESTABLISH UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN NEW JERSEY

III. FED/ST. JOINT BOARD RECOMMENDED DECISION

IV. NEED FOR A NEW JERSEY UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND

V. DEFINITION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE

VI. CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND

VII. THREE FUNDS

A. HIGH COST FUND

B. LOW INCOME FUND

C. DISCOUNTS TO SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES

VIII. FEDERAL SUBSIDY PROGRAMS

IX. THE AFFORDABILITY BENCHMARK

X. RATE REBALANCING

XI. CONCLUSION

APPENDIX - NEW JERSEY UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND

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