Commission hangs up on CenturyLink discussions

It’s been over a year since the county commissioners heard confirmation that the Public Service Commission (PSC) had deregulated CenturyLink in rural zones of Wyoming in return for a subsidy program for customers experiencing service issues. Local customers have seen few benefits, said Commissioner Jeanne Whalen last week, and the county has little interest in helping the PSC gauge how well things have gone since the agreement was made.

“It’s not worth our time anymore,” said Whalen, stating that the situation was supposed to improve for customers in rural areas, but it has done nothing of the...