NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Application of LiveOak Fiber, LLC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and for Alternative and Flexible Regulation - Docket No. 2026-219-C Why is this Notice Important? LiveOak Fiber, LLC, ("LiveOak" or "Company") filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold and facilities-based local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services in South Carolina with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (the "Commission"). In its Application, LiveOak requests the Commission issue an Order: Granting LiveOak a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold and facilities-based local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services. Authorizing LiveOak to use flexible regulation procedures for local exchange telecommunications services as outlined in Order No. 98-165 in Docket No. 97-467-C. Authorizing LiveOak to use procedures established for alternative regulation for interexchange telecommunications services as outlined in Order Nos. 95-1734 and 96-55 in Docket No. 95-661-C and as modified by Commission Order No. 2001-997 in Docket No. 2000-407-C. Waiving the application of certain Commission rules pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-601(3). The case was filed according to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-280, Section 58-9-585, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; and this hearing has been scheduled according to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-280(B) and S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-817. PLEASE BE ADVISED pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-280, as amended, the Commission will invoke the 120-day period allowed for consideration of this matter. For the entire Case visit: https://dms.psc.sc.gov/Web/Dockets/Detail/119800 When Will the Company's Case Be Heard? When: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Where: 101 Executive Center Drive, Hearing Room, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 Livestream: https://www.scetv.org/live/public-service-commission Who Can I Talk to About This Notice? LiveOak Fiber LLC 888-396-1243 Office of Regulatory Staff 803-737-5230 or 1-800-922-1531 Department of Consumer Affairs 803-734-4200 or 1-800-922-1594 Public Service Commission 803-896-5100 How Can I Participate in this Case? A stakeholder may participate in the case by the ways listed below. Option A: File a Letter of Protest by Emailing the completed Letter of Protest to contact@psc.sc.gov; or Mailing the completed Letter of Protest to 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC More information is available here: https://psc.sc.gov/consumer-info/file-letter-protest Option B: File a Petition to Intervene. An Intervenor becomes a party in the case. Intervenors have the right to testify, cross-examine witnesses, seek reconsideration of the Commission's Final Decision, and must follow the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. To intervene, you must: Email a Petition to Intervene to contact@psc.sc.gov no later than Wednesday, October 7, 2026; or Mail a Petition to Intervene to 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210 no later than Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Please include your email address. **You must give a copy of your Petition to Intervene to all Parties in this case. Petitions to Intervene must meet the requirements of Commission Regulation 103-825 and must be approved by the Commission. In the above referenced case, if the proposed tariffs contain any request for a change of rates, the proposed rates may be changed by the Commission. Persons seeking further information about these procedures should contact the Commission at 803-896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov. IPL0371361 Sep 11 2026