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TO:COMMISSIONER REDFORD
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:NEIL PRI CE
DATE:JUNE 16, 2008
SUBJECT:APPLICATION OF ACCESS POINT INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; CASE NO. ACS-08-
On February 14 , 2008, Access Point Inc. ("Access" or "Company ) filed an
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Idaho Code ~~ 61-
526 through 528 , IDAP A 31.01.01.111 and Commission Order No. 26665 to provide resold
facilities-based and local exchange telecommunications services in the State of Idaho.
Application at Subsequently, Commission Staff submitted data requests to Access for
additional information pertaining to its Application. On May 8 , 2008 , Access filed its responses
to these data requests.
THE APPLICATION
Access is a North Carolina corporation and lists its principal place of business as
Cary, North Carolina. Id. at 2. Access offers telecommunications services in every state within
the lower 48 United States. Id. at Exhibit E. The Company is registered with the Idaho
Secretary of State as a limited liability company and lists TCS Corporate Services, Inc. 5481
Kendall Street, Boise, Idaho 83706 , as its Idaho registered agent for service. Id. at 2.
The Company states that it "currently offers resold long distance service throughout
the state of Idaho.Id. at 1. In its filing, the Company "proposes to provide local
telecommunications service to residential and business customers. . . throughout the state of
Idaho in all exchanges not exempt from competition.Id. at 1 , 5.
Access states further that it intends "to offer service through UNE-P facilities and
resale agreements with ILECs located in the State pursuant to interconnection agreement(s). . .
DECISION MEMORANDUM
ld. at 5.Operator assisted serVIces, such as 911 emergency calls, will be "handled by its
underlying carrier" and then routed to the "appropriate emergency agency.Id.
Access will offer 24-hour toll-free customer assistance once it initiates operations. ld.
The Company intends to offer service in "both Qwest North and Qwest South service
territories.Data Response No.2. The Company has provided the Commission with the
appropriate "Financial Information" and "Illustrative TarriffFillings.See id. at 3, Exhibit F and
Exhibit H; see also Data Responses, Attachments I-VII. The Company will not be collecting
deposits from its customers. See Data Response No.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed Access' Application and recommends that it be processed through
Modified Procedure.
COMMISSION DECISION
Should Access ' Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity be
processed through Modified Procedure?
Neil Price
M:ACS-O8-
DECISION MEMORANDUM