20121108final_order_no_32677.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 8,2012
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )OF CINCINNATI BELL ANY DISTANCE )CASE NO.BWT-T-12-O1
INC.FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC )CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO )PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE )ORDER NO.32677
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES )
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On April 12,2012.Cincinnati Bell Any Distance Inc.applied to the Commission for
a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)authorizing it to provide resold and
facilities-based local exchange telecommunications service to business customers in Idaho.On
October 10,2012,the Commission solicited public input on the Application and set an October
31,2012 comment deadline.See Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure,
Order No.32658.Commission Staff filed the only comments in the case and supported the
company’s Application.
Having reviewed the record,we grant the Company’s Application for a CPCN as set
forth below.
THE APPLICATION
In its Application,the Company says it is a Delaware corporation that is authorized to
do business in Idaho.The Company has no Idaho offices.Its principal place of business is in
Ohio.A subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell Inc.,Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions Inc.,owns
100%of the Company’s outstanding shares.See Application at 2-3.
The Company says it has provided long-distance services in Idaho since 2003.It now
seeks to provide competitive local exchange services to business customers,including exchange
access service using resold services from the underlying incumbent local exchange carrier or
other authorized carriers.The Company may also provide service using its own facilities,or a
combination of resold and facilities-based services.Id.at 1,4.
The Company says it has a nationwide coverage agreement with Access Point,Inc.,
and it intends to negotiate interconnection agreements with CenturyLink QC or other carriers.
Id.at 6.The Company will offer services throughout Idaho,and will compete with the
incumbent CenturyLink as well as numerous CLECs.Id.at 4.
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THE COMMENTS
Staff reviewed the Company’s Application for compliance with applicable legal
requirements for acquiring a CPCN,including RP 114,which specifies the information that a
CLEC must include in its application.Based on that review,Staff believes the Company
understands and agrees to comply with the Commission’s rules and requirements.Staff also
believes the Company possesses the requisite financial,managerial,and technical qualifications
necessary to provide local exchange telecommunications services.Therefore,Staff
recommended that the Commission issue a CPCN to the Company,subject to the following
conditions:
1.The Company must comply with the number pooling and reporting
requirements of the North American Numbering Plan Administrator
(NANPA).1
2.The Company must comply with all reporting and contribution
requirements of Idaho’s Universal Service Fund (USF;Idaho Code §62-
610;IDAPA 31.46.01),Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)
program (Idaho Code §61-1304;IDAPA 31.46.02);and
Telecommunications Service Assistance (TSA)program (Idaho Code §56904);2
3.The Company must comply with all future reporting requirements deemed
appropriate by the Commission for competitive telecommunications
providers;
4.Before the Commission issues the CPCN,the Company must file a finalpricelistwithallrates,terms,and conditions with the Commission;3 and
5.The Company must relinquish its CPCN and all telephone numbers if,within one year of the issuance of a CPCN,the Company is not providingbasiclocalexchangeserviceinIdaho.4
‘See Commission Order No.30425.
2 See Commission Order Nos.32637,32524,and 32526.
See IDAPA 31.01.01.133 and Commission Order No.26665 at 10.
“Basic local exchange service’means the provision of access lines to residential and small business customerswiththeassociatedtransmissionoftwo-way interactive switched voice communication within a local exchangecallingarea.”Idaho Code §62-603(1).
ORDER NO.32677
DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS
Based on our review of the record,including the Company’s Application and Staffs
comments,we find that the Company’s Application complies with RP 1 14.Thus,we approve
the Company’s Application for a CPCN to provide local exchange telecommunications services
within Idaho,subject to the following conditions:(1)the Company must comply with the
NANPA’s number pooling and reporting requirements;(2)the Company must comply with all
reporting and contribution requirements of Idaho’s USF,TRS program,and TSA program;(3)
the Company must comply with all future reporting requirements deemed appropriate by the
Commission for competitive telecommunications providers;(4)before the Commission issues
the CPCN,the Company must file a final price list with all rates,terms,and conditions;and (5)
the Company must relinquish its certificate and all telephone numbers if,within one year of the
issuance of a CPCN,the Company is not providing local exchange telecommunications services
in Idaho.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s Application for a CPCN is granted
subject to the above conditions.
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.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of November 2012.
PAUL KJLLAbER,PRESIDENT
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