VI. Conclusion

As discussed above, we have determined that Worldwide falsely asserted to the Commission that it had been dismissed from litigation, misled the Secretary of State and the Commission as to its true address, and did not comply with D.02-06-045. These actions reflect adversely on the fitness of Joseph and James Mancuso, part owners of Clear World. We have also determined that Clear World slammed at least three customers, allowed misleading language to be used in verifying customers authority to switch to Clear World, submitted an altered document to CPSD in discovery, did not maintain adequate financial records in violation of D.98-08-056, did not fully cooperate with CPSD in its investigation, violated Rule 7.1, and as a result of such violation, inhibited CPSD's participation in the hearings. These actions reflect adversely on the fitness of Joseph, James, and Michael Mancuso, and demonstrate that Clear World is unfit to provide local exchange services. In addition, we have determined that Christopher Mancuso is not fit to be involved in any way with any regulated utility. Finally, we note that Clear World saw fit to have Christopher Mancuso participate in an ex parte meeting with the Assigned Commissioner's advisor regarding this application, while he avoided CPSD's subpoena.

The above findings are more than sufficient to deny this application, and we will do so. However, they also convince us that Clear World should be ordered to remove Christopher Mancuso from any involvement with the company, and that he should also be prohibited from any involvement whatsoever with any utility regulated by this Commission. For example, he should not be an officer, owner, director or employee of any regulated utility, or of any provider of services to a regulated utility, including as a consultant. In addition, we will consider an Order Instituting Investigation (OII) to determine whether Clear World's existing interexchange authority should be revoked.

This order should be effective immediately to remove Christopher Mancuso from involvement with Clear World, and modify the verification language as soon as possible.