STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO
PROVIDE LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
FILED BY ZAYO NETWORK SERVICES, LLC
DOCKET NO. 26-02-TL
ORDER
On January 7, 2026, Zayo Network Services, LLC. (Company or Applicant) filed with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (Commission) an application for registration to transact as a Class VI Telecommunications Service Provider[1] pursuant to the entry requirements for telecommunications service providers adopted by the Commission.[2] The application included the Company’s statement of business operations and proposed service. The Company requested confidential treatment of the Company’s financial statements provided as evidence of the Company’s financial position
On January 13, 2026, the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (Division) filed a memorandum indicating that the Company has complied with the filing requirements necessary to obtain authorization to operate as a provider of telecommunications service as a Class VI provider and recommended approval of the Company’s application as a Class VI. The Division also recommended approval of the company’s request for confidential treatment of its proprietary information.
After review of the Company’s application, the Commission found the application to be proper, reasonable, and in the interest of ratepayers. The Commission granted the Company’s request for protective treatment of confidential information and approved the Company’s application as a Class VI telecommunications provider consistent with the Division’s recommendation.[3]
Accordingly, it is hereby
(25593) ORDERED:
1) The application for registration to operate as a Class VI Telecommunication Supplier filed by Zayo Network Services, LLC. is approved.
2) Zayo Network Services, LLC shall file proposed intrastate tariffs.
3) Zayo Network Services, LLC. shall notify the Commission when actual operation commences in Rhode Island.
EFFECTIVE AT WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND ON JANUARY 20, 2026, PURSUANT TO AN OPEN MEETING DECISION. WRITTEN ORDER ISSUED FEBRUARY 4, 2026.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Ronald T. Gerwatowski, Chairman
____________________________
Abigail Anthony, Commissioner
_____________________________
Karen M. Bradbury, Commissioner
Notice of Right of Appeal: Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-5-1, any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the PUC may, within 7 days from the date of the Order, petition the Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari to review the legality and reasonableness of the decision or Order.
[1] Registering as a Class I provider, Competitive Access Provider, also referred as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier, and a Class VI provider, other service providers who are not covered by Classes I – V.
[2] Order No. 15040 (issued July 12, 1996).
[3] The requested information is not a public record and is therefore exempt from disclosure under R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(B).