Acronyms
Programs
CPUC
California
100

COPB

What is Carrier Oversight and Programs Branch?

100

The informal filing process for carriers

What is advice letters?

100

The number of CPUC Commissioners

What is 5?

100

The current Governor 

Who is Gavin Newsom?

200

TUFFS

what is Telecommunications & User Fee Filing System? 

200

The tier level advice letter that requires a resolution

What is Tier III?

200

The term for each CPUC Commissioner

What is six (6) years?

200

The California State flower

What is the California Poppy?

300

CPCN

What is Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity?

300

The three GRC/Small companies that do not draw from the CHCF-A program

Who are Happy Valley, Hornitos and Winterhaven (TDS companies)?

300

The current executive director 

Who is Leuwam Tesfai?

300

The year of California statehood

What is 1850?

400

GRC ILEC

What is General Rate Case Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier?

400

the CA program that subsidizes large wireline carriers

What is CHCF-B?

400

Prior to the establishment of a federal Act in 1978, the Commission used to regulate this type of intrastate passenger vehicle.

What is Intrastate Airlines?

400

The number of counties in California

What is 58?

500

ETC

What is Eligible Telecommunications Carrier?

500

General Order 133-E standards is not applicable to this type of carrier

Who are Wireless Carriers?

500

The year the CPUC started

What is 1911?

500

The State Dinosaur

What is Augustynolophus Morrisi?

(rare duck‑billed hadrosaur)