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Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ldaho 83720-OO7 4
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Dear Ms. Jewell,
Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the year 2016.
This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment
installed for 2016 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 63-
3029r.
1. Name address of the applicant:
CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc.
100 Centurylink Drive
Monroe, LA71,203
Contact Person:
Johnathan Groan, Director Corporate lncome Tax
Phone: [phone]
CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. is a Telecommunications Carrier
2. ldentify the area or location where the equipment is installed in tdaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the year 2016. See Exhibit 2
for retirements.
Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
201.6 s69,oLo 5o s69,010
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, L471203
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.centurylink.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 year 2016
5. Provide a specific list of equipment types that the application is requesting the Commission
to determine is "qualified broadband equipment" as defined in tdaho Code Section 63-3029t.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2016.
5. lnstallation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2OLG
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 year 2016.
9. Cenified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 5.
lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Johnathan Groan
Director Corporate lncome Tax
Encl
EXHIBIT 1
Equipment lnstalled ln ldaho
2016
CENTURYTEL OF tDAHO, tNC.
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2016
EXHIBIT 1
DSL GROWTH
1,009
10,335
ENGINEERINGEXISTING MKT EXPANSION
+16,788
72,577
MARKET REV - BUSINESS ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
PLAN. ACCESS
OUTSIDE PLANT
3,588
I
1,535
73,946
766 766
10,33s
NEW FEATURES
FIBER OPTIC
2,674
2,617
3,246
2,61.7
3,246
TRANSMTSSTON/DLC
CONSTANTS
1,535
L3,946
COPPER
ENGINEERING
CONSTANTS
ENGINEERING L6,788
72,57t
EXHIBIT ].
EXCHANGE
INVESTMENT REASON DESCRIPTION LEADORE SATMON Grand Total
2,674
Grand Total t6,620 52,390 69,010
EXHIBIT 2
Equipment Retirements
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CENTURYTEL OF IDAHO, INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND RETIREMENTS
2016 RETIREMENTS BY VINTAGE
rDAHO CODE SECT!ON. 63-30298
YEAR VINTAGE RETIREMENTS
2016 v20t2 0
2016 v20r.3 0
201,6 v20L4 0
20L6 v2015 0
20L6 v2016 0
0TOTAL RETIREMENTS 2015I
EXHIBIT 2
EXHIBlT 3
Network Transmission Rates
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CENTURYTET OF IDAHO, tNC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2016
N ETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES
QUESTION # 4
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. Where mbps means megabits per second. These are
download speeds. Upload speeds vary. These are availability counts, not subscribership counts.
lD LUs 40 mbps 20mbps 12mbps Tmbps 5mbps 3mbps 1.5mbps 255kbps Total lD
EOY 2016 0 0 0 3,796 181 723 377 143 4,620
EXHIBIT 3
EXHIBlT 4
ldaho
Broadband
Subscribers
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CENTURYTET OF IDAHO, INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2015
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS
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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 service, 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.
lD [Us TOTAT tU'S
TOTAT
QUATIFIED
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QUALIFIED
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EOY 2016 5,092 4,620 97%
EXHIBIT 4
EXH!BIT 5
Idaho
Broadband
Certification
2016
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTI FICATION
EXHIBIT 5
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I hereby, certify that Representatives of CenturyTelof 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 .
nathan J.i nson
V'ice President Tax
EXHIBIT 5