20160701Decision Memo.pdf

TO:
DECISION MEMORANDUM
COMNIISSIOI\TER ISELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMNIISSIONER AIIDERSON
COM},IISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
DAPIINE IIUAI\G
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
FROM:
DATE: Jt NE 20,2016
ST]BJECT: CHICKADEE WIRELESS, INC.,S CPCN APPLICATION; CASE NO.
cDw-T-l6-01
On May 12, 2016, Chickadee Wireless, Inc. applied to the Commission for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) authorizing it to provide basic local
exchange service as a competitive local exchange carier (CLEC) in Idaho.
THE APPLICATION
Chickadee Wireless is an Idaho corporation, authorized to do business in Idaho and is
located at 913 Main Avenue, St. Maries, Idaho. Exhibit B. Chickadee proposes, and requests
authority, to provide local exchange services in competition with Frontier Communications "in
the non-rural rate centers." Application at l. Chickadee will '\rse a combination of its own
facilities and the facilities of other carriers to provision its telecommunications seryices."
Revised Application. Upon Commission approval of the Application, Chickadee intends to
obtain an interconnection agreement with Frontier. Application at 2. Chickadee agrees to
comply with all Commission rules. Id. at2.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission process Chickadee's Application under
Modified Procedure with a 2l-day comment period.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
COMIVISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to process Chickadee's Application under Modified
Procedure with a Zl-day comment period?
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DECISION MEMORANDUM