20131105final_order_no_32919.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 5.2013
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF ALLIED WIRELESS )CASE NO.ALL-T-1O-O1
COMMUNICATIONS CORP.,DJB/A )
ALLTEL WIRELESS,FOR CONDITIONAL )
DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE )ORDER NO.32919
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER )
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On October 16,2013,Allied Wireless Communications Corp.dba Ailtel Wireless
(“Allied”or “Company”)filed a Notice of Relinquishment of its Eligible Telecommunications
Carrier (“ETC”)Designation in Idaho pursuant to 47 U.S.C §214(e)(4).The Commission
granted ETC status to Allied on March 22,2011.See Order No.32209.
Allied’s Notice was issued in lieu of the Company’s Annual Report and Certification.
Allied states that its customers,spectrum licenses,network and all other operational assets used
to serve its customers in its designated ETC area have been transferred to AT&T,Inc.
(“AT&T”).Allied states that each of the ILEC wire centers that comprise its former ETC
designation area will continue to be served by at least one ETC.Allied believes that all of its
previous customers will continue to be served by AT&T and the remaining ETCs will not be
required to purchase or construct additional facilities to continue providing service within those
wire centers.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
The Commission reviewed Allied’s request to relinquish its ETC designation in
Idaho.The Commission finds that withdrawing Allied’s ETC designation will not have an
adverse effect on its former customers.Allied’s customers will continue to be served by AT&T.
Therefore,the Commission grants Allied’s request to relinquish its ETC designation in Idaho.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application of Allied Wireless Corp.dba Alltel
Wireless relinquishing its ETC designation in Idaho is approved.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in the Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the service date of this Order with regard to any
matter decided in this Order.Within seven (7)days after any person has petitioned for
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reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See Idaho Code §61-
626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of November 2013.
ATTEST:
MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
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Jãn D.Jewel(j
Commission Secretary
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