20170824final_order_no_33854.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
August 24,2017
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
BUDGET PREPAY,INC.DBA BUDGET PHONE )CASE NO,BPP-T-07-Ol
FOR CANCELLATION OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF )
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO.472)ORDER NO.33854
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On August 14,2017,Budget PrePay,Inc.dba Budget Phone (the Company)asked the
Commission to cancel the Company’s Certificate ofPublic Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)No.
472,along with the Company’s associated certificates,pricelists and tariffs.In support ofits request,
the Company stated that it does not cuffently operate in Idaho,and has no Idaho customers.The
Company stated that it is dissolving its business and will no longer offer telecommunications
services in Idaho.
Commission Staff reviewed the Company’s request.Staff recommended that the
Commission grant the request,and stated that no customers will be impacted if the CPCN is
cancelled.This Commission addressed the Company’s request at its August 22,2017 Decision
Meeting.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
Based on our review of the record,we find that the Company has no Idaho customers and
does not operate in Idaho,and that cancelling its CPCN No.472 would not harm Idaho customers.
Accordingly,we find it reasonable and appropriate to cancel CPCN No.472,along with the
Company’s pricelists and tariffs on file with the Commission.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s request for cancellation of its CPCN No.
472 is granted.The Company’s CPCN No.472,price lists,and tariffs are cancelled and no longer in
effect,and the Company is no longer authorized to provide telecommunications services in Idaho.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order or in interlocutory
Orders previously issued in this case 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 or in interlocutory
Orders previously issued in this case.Within seven (7)days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See Idaho Code §§62-619
and 6 1-626.
ORDER NO.33854
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise.Idaho this )I
day of August 2017.
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Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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