20050420Final Order No 29761.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 20, 2005
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
UCN, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO
PROVIDE RESOLD AND FACILITIES-BASEDLOCAL EXCHANGE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
CASE NO. BUY-O5-
ORDER NO. 29761
On February 16, 2005, UCN, Inc. ("UCN" or the "Company ) filed an Application
for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold and facilities-based local
exchange services in Idaho exchanges currently served by Qwest Corporation or Verizon.
March 14, 2005, the Commission solicited comments regarding UCN's Application. See Order
No. 29729. No comments were received other than those submitted by Commission Staff. After
reviewing the Application and comments, the Commission approves the Application.
THE APPLICATION
Currently UCN is authorized to provide switched and dedicated resold interexchange
telecommunications services in Idaho. By this Application, UCN seeks additional authority to
offer existing and prospective customers resold and/or facilities-based (leased) competitive local
exchange telecommunications services. The local exchange services UCN proposes to offer are:
business class local loop connectivity and transmission, including 2-wire, 4-wire, DS-, DS-
DS-3; and OCn localloops necessary to connect customers to UCN's nearest point of presence.
UCN is a publicly traded corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware and its principal place of business is in Bluffdale, Utah. In June 2004, UCN changed
its name from Buyers United, Inc., dba buyers online, dba United Carrier Networks to UCN, Inc.
UCN is registered as a foreign corporation in good standing with the Idaho Secretary of State and
maintains a registered in-state agent for service in Idaho.
STAFF COMMENTS
In its evaluation of UCN's Application, Staff determined the Company s filing
complies with the requirements of the Commission. See Procedural Order No. 26665; IDAPA
1 "OC" means optical carrier in fiber optic SONET network with the "" designating the rate of transmission, e.
OC3 equals three DS-3s or a transmission rate of 155.52 million bits per second.
ORDER NO. 29761
31.01.01.111. Staff believes that the Company understands and agrees to comply with the
Commission rules and requirements. Staff further believes that the Company possesses the
requisite financial, managerial, and technical qualifications necessary to operate as a provider
telecommunications services. Therefore, based on its review of the Application, Commission
Staff recommended approval of the Application for a Certificate.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
Based upon our review of the filing and the record in this case, the Commission finds
that UCN's filing satisfies the requirements of the Commission s Rules and Procedural Order
No. 26665. Thus, we approve UCN's Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity to allow the Company to provide telecommunications services in those geographic
areas currently served by Qwest and Verizon.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application of UCN, Inc, for a Certificate
Public Convenience and Necessity is granted to enable the Company to provide resold local
exchange and interexchange services in the geographic areas currently served by Qwest and
Verizon.
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
reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See Idaho Code ~~ 61-
626 and 62-619.
ORDER NO. 29761
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this /LO
day of April 2005.
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SHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
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