20140826Application.pdf

Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ldaho 837 2O-O07 4
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Dear Ms. Jewell,
Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the years 2012
and 2013. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband
equipment installed for 20!2-2013 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in
ldaho code 63-3029I.
1. Name address of the applicant:
CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc.
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA7L2O3
Contact Person:
Jonathan Robinson, Vice-President Tax
Phone: [phone]
CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. is a Telecommunications Carrier
2. ldentify the area or location where the equipment is installed in ldaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the years 2Ot2 and 2013. See Exhibit 2
for retirements.
Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
20L2 ss16,821 (s3,830)S512,991
20t3 5130,479 (s22,030)s108,449
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA71203
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.centu rylink.com
3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in ldaho.
CenturyTel of ldaho uses terrestrial wire line technology. Various forms of DSL-based equipment
are used (ADSL & VDSL in various vintages). Transport is a mix of fiber optic and metallic cable,
which typically is also supporting traditional telephony services. Equipment terminals are located
in Central Office buildings, remote buildings and in cabinets on concrete pads each serving a
neighborhood.
4. Network Transmission rate:
Please refer to Exhibit 3 for the years20L2 and 2013.
5. Provide a specific list of equipment types that the application is requesting the Commission
to determine is "qualified broadband equipment" as defined in ldaho Code Section 53-30291.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2012 and 2013.
S.lnstallation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years2Ol2 and 2013.
7. Written description of our Broadband Network including a description of how the installed
equipment is an "integral part" of the broadband network:
Services are supported by our telecommunications network which consists of voice and data
switches (circuit and packet), copper and fiber optic cables and transmission equipment. At central
office building and at remote sites, multiplexers and advanced digital switches are controlled by
licensed software. Fiber-optic cable is the primary transport media between nodes including
interconnection points with other carriers. We continue to enhance and expand our network as
broadband enabled technology improves and as customers, new and existing, demand significant
additional capacity.
8. Percentage and number of potential subscribers:
Please refer to Exhibit 4 for the years2Ot2 and 2013.
9. Certified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 5.
lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Vice President- Tax
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EXHIBIT 1
Equipment Installed In ldaho
20L2-20L3
EXCHANGE
NVESTMENT REASON YEAR )ESCRIPTION TEADORE NORTH FORK SALMON Grand Total
)SL GROWTH 20t2 CONSTANTS s16.63:s15.53
20L2 ENGINEERING s11.95(s11.95(
20L2 NEW FEATURES Sc s6s,s8;S6s,s8:
{SI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATIOI 20t2 ENGINEERING s3.231 s4.741 s11.93!S19.90:
20L2 NEW FEATURES sat.972 s30.89(s67.841 Sr2o.7tt
2072 TRANSMTSSTON/0LC S(s(St
{ATL MARKET REV. WHOLESALE 2072 :OPPER sr s(
2072 ENGINEERING s3.297 s3.29;
2072 :IBER OPTIC s2,887 S2,88;
2072 TRANSMISSION/DLC s914 s91r
NETWORK PLAN. ACCESS 20L2 :ONSTANTS s48.892 S1.14s Sso.03;
20L2 :OPPER Sc Sc St
2072 :NGINEERING sc s59 s5s
2012 :IBER OPTIC s90.866 s90.86(
2012 TRANSMISSION/DLC s20,28s S11,14c S31,42:
IETWORK PLAN. TRANSPORT 20t2 :NGINEERING s3.531 s3.447 s7.o7,
z0t7 TRANSMISSION/DLC s61.s0r s33,64(s9s.1s:
{ETWORK RELIABILITY 20L2 :NGINEERING Sr S(
20L2 ;WITCHING s30!s305
Srand Total s176.15t s35.93($?u,72')ssl6,821
EXHIBIT L2012
CE?ITURYTEL OF IDAHO, INC
Equlpment lnstalled ]n ldaho
EXH|BtT 1 2013
EXCHAT{GE
INVESTMENT REASON YEAR )ESCRIPTION :EADORE NORTH FORK SALMON Srand Total
DSL GROWTH 2013
20L3
2013
20L3
2013
2013
2013
20L3
20L3
2013
2013
20L3
20L3
20t3
2013
20L3
2013
2013
20L3
2013
2013
2013
CONSTANTS s7.34t s7.348.
ENGINEERING Srt s1r
NEW FEATURES SC s0 sc
HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION ENGINEERING s1!s107 52,279 s2,40s
NEW FEATURES St sc s(S(
TRANSMTSSTON/DrC SC S(S(
VATT MARKET REV - BUSINESS ENGINEERING s1,s99 s1,59!
FIBER OPTIC Sc s(
\IATL MARKET REV. WHOLESALE :OPPER s(s(
:NGINEERING S:S;
FIBER OPTIC S(S(
TRANSMTSSTON/DLC 5c S(
{ETWORK PLAN - ACCESS CONSTANTS s41,406 s41,40(
COPPER So S7s4 57s4
ENGINEERING s12 s3,69r s3,71(
FIBER OPTIC Sc SC
TRANSMTSSTON/DLC $t s(
{ETWORK PI.AN - TRANSPORT ENGINEERING ST:Srs s3(
TRANSMISSTON/DLC SC S(Sc S(
IETWORK RELIABILITY ENGINEERING S10,7sl S828 s11,581
tAND/BUILDING S26,80(s26,80(
;WITCHING S34,82s So s34,82!
Srand Total 2013 $122,777 sr07 s7.596 s130,47!
EXHIBIT 2
Equipment Retirements
20L2-20L3
CENTURYTEL OF IDAHO, INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND RETIREMENTS
RETIREMENTS in 2012-2013 BY VINTAGE
TDAHO CODE SECTTON. 63-30298
YEAR VINTAGE RETIREMENTS
2072 v2008 (s26)
2012 v2009 (718)
2012 v2010 (1,048)
2072 v2071 0
20L2 v2072 (1,539)
TOTAT RETIREMENTS 2012 (3,830)
YEAR V!NTAGE RETIREMENTS
20L3 v2009 (12,353)
20L3 v2011 (.9,676],
TOTAL RETIREMENTS 2012 (22,0301
EXHIBIT 2
EXHIBIT 3
Network Transmission Rates
20L2-20L3
cENTURYTET OF tDAHO, tNC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT
NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES
QUESTION # 4
lD LUs 40 mbps 20mbps 12mbps Tmbps 5mbps 3mbps 1.5mbps 255kbps TotallD
EOY 2013 0 0 c 3,469 173 159 584 131 4,676
EOY 2012 0 0 C 3,181 !74 155 1,135 L32 4,779
Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. might
send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. Where mbps means megabits per second. These are
download speeds. Upload speeds vary. These are availability counts, not subscribership counts.
EXHIBIT 3
EXHIBIT 4
ldaho
Broadband
Subscribers
20L2-20L3
CENTURYTEL OF tDAHO, INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAT SUBSCRIBERS
quEsTroN f8
NOTE:Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of
ldaho, lnc. might send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. A working Living Unit is an
address where CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. now sends a bill for some type of seryice, not necessarily
internet access service and not necessarily telephony service. A qualified LU is an address where
DSL-based service could be provisioned in a short interval of time.
ID LUs rOTAL LU,!TOTAL
WKG LU'S
WKG
QUATIFIED
tltr(
TOTAL
QUALIFIED
t llrc
% WKG
OUALIFIED
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EOY 2013 4,981 4,485 90o/o
EOY 2012 4,929 4,647 94%
EXHIBIT 4
EXHIBIT 5
Idaho
Broadband
Certification
20L2-20L3
IDAHO BROADBAN D CERTI FICATION
EXHIBIT 5
I hereby, certify that Representatives of CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. (the applicant) have read
the application statutes for the broadband investment income tax credit and the applicant
believes that the subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit under ldaho
Code Section 63-3029I .
Jonathan Robi nsonVice President Tax