CenturyLink to be deregulated

Crook County customers having trouble with their CenturyLink phone service may have the option to take a subsidy that will provide them with internet phone service through HughesNet, according to Commissioner Jeanne Whalen. This will be done through the Public Service Commission (PSC), though CenturyLink will no longer be regulated by that body.

Several people testified at a PSC hearing regarding the deregulation of CenturyLink on behalf of those customers in Crook County who have been experiencing issues with their phone service for many years, said Whalen last week. Among those who testified...