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PUC Staff Backs Hunter Lifeline Service Expansion

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Document date
Aug 18, 2026

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What it covers

The Oregon Public Utility Commission staff recommends approval of Hunter Communications & Technologies, LLC’s supplemental application to expand its federal ETC and state ETP designated service area for Lifeline services. The expansion will allow Hunter to offer federal and Oregon Lifeline discounts to additional low-income households across eleven counties, funded by the federal Universal Service Fund and the Residential Service Protection Fund.

Who holds it

Hunter Communications & Technologies LLC holds this utilities contract with Oregon Public Utility Commission. Its other public contracts on record include work for City of Willamina and City of Phoenix.

What happens next

Term as filed: Initial ETC/ETP designation granted May 4, 2021; expanded service area approved April 16, 2024; further expansion requested August 7, 2026 with ongoing participation in federal and Oregon Lifeline programs.

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Contract details

Contract type
Utilities
Document date
August 18, 2026
Term
Initial ETC/ETP designation granted May 4, 2021; expanded service area approved April 16, 2024; further expansion requested August 7, 2026 with ongoing participation in federal and Oregon Lifeline programs
Vendor
Hunter Communications & Technologies LLC
Source document
Public Utility Commission of Oregon Staff Report Hunter Communications & Technologies, LLC Supplemental Application 2026-08-18 (StaffReport)

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Who was awarded the utilities contract by Oregon Public Utility Commission?

Hunter Communications & Technologies LLC was awarded this utilities contract by Oregon Public Utility Commission, as recorded on August 18, 2026.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Utilities contract, documented as a staffreport record.

Where was this contract approved?

This contract appears in Public Utility Commission of Oregon Staff Report Hunter Communications & Technologies, LLC Supplemental Application 2026-08-18 (StaffReport), dated August 18, 2026 from Oregon Public Utility Commission. Civic IQ extracts contract records directly from agency meeting documents and solicitations.

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