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December18,2019
Jean D.Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O.Box 83720
Boise,Idaho 83720-0074
Dear Ms.Jewell,
Enclosed is the application of CenturyTelof Idaho,Inc.for the broadbandtax credit for the year 2018.
This application is beingsubmitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment
installed for 2018 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in Idaho code 63-
30291.
1.Name address of the applicant:
CenturyTelof ldaho,Inc.
PO Box 9070
Monroe,LA 71211
Contact Person:
AmandaBrown,Director -Tax
Phone:[phone]
CenturyTelof Idaho,Inc.is a TelecommunicationsCarrier
2.Identifythe area or location where the equipment is installed in Idaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the year2018.See Exhibit 2forretirements.
Broadbandinvestment and retirements by yearare as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2018 $758,229 ($18,952)$739,277
Income Tax Department
PO Box 9070
Monroe,LA 71211
www.centurylink.com
3.Type of Broadbandserviceoffered to the public in Idaho.
CenturyTelof Idaho 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.Equipmentterminals are located
in Central Office buildings,remote buildings and in cabinets on concrete pads each servinga
neighborhood.
4.Network Transmissionrate:
Please refer to Exhibit 3 for the year 2018.
5.Providea specific list of equipment types that the application is requesting the Commission
to determine is "qualified broadband equipment"as defined in Idaho Code Section 63-30291.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2018.
6.Installation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2018.
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 transmissionequipment.At centralofficebuildingandatremotesites,multiplexers and advanceddigital switches are controlled by
licensed software.Fiber-opticcable is the primary transport media between nodes including
interconnection points with other carriers.We continue to enhance and expand our network asbroadbandenabledtechnologyimprovesandascustomers,new and existing,demandsignificant
additional capacity.
8.Percentageand number of potential subscribers:
Please refer to Exhibit 4 for the year 2018.
9.Certified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 5.
If you have any questionsconcerningthis filing,please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Amanda Brown
Director-Tax
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EXHIBIT 2
Equipment Retirements
2018
AsofDate 31-Dec-18
city (AII)
state (All)
CoCode TO83
PostDate (All)
RptArea (All)
Sum of PSC_AMT Account Description
20122120 GrandTotal
EXCH_NAME Digital Electronic Switching
SALMON 18,952 18,952
GrandTotal 18,952 18,952
EXHIBIT 3
Network Transmission Rates
2018
CENTURYTELOFIDAHO,lNC.
IDAHOBROADBANDCREDIT
NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES
QUESTION#4
TO83
ID LUs 40 mbps 20mbps 12mbps 7mbps 5mbps 3mbps 1.5mbps 256kbps Total ID
EOY2018 160 887 0 2952 182 117 371 60 4729EOY2017O1,452 0 2,131 166 112 416 63 4,340
EOY2016 0 0 0 3,796 181 123 377 143 4,620EOY20150003,752 178 125 461 138 4,654EOY20140003,277 683 188 354 258 4,760
EtyY2013 0 0 0 3,469 173 159 684 131 4,616
EOY2012 0 0 0 3,181 174 156 1,136 132 4,779
NOTE:Where LU means Living Unit.A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of Idaho,Inc.mightsendabillandwherewirelineplantisnotfaraway.Where mbps means megabits per second.These are
download speeds.Upload speeds vary.These are availability counts,not subscribership counts.
EXHIBIT3
EXHIBIT4
Idaho
Broadband
Subscribers
2018
CENTURYTEL OF IDAHO,INC.
IDAHO BROADBANDCREDIT
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS
QUESTION #8
TOS3
ID LUs TOTAL LU'S TOTAL QUALIFIED LU'S %QUAUFIED LU'S
EOY 2018 5,291 4,729 89%
EOY 2017 5,120 4,340 85%
EOY2016 5,092 4,620 91%
EOY 2015 5,056 4,654 92%
EOY 2014 5,026 4,760 95%
EOY 2013 4,981 4,485 90%
EOY2012 4,929 4,647 94%
NOTE:Where LU means Living Unit.A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of
Idaho,Inc.might send a bill and where wirelineplant is not far away.A working LivingUnit is anaddresswhereCenturyTelofIdaho,Inc.now sendsa bill for some type of service,not necessarilyinternetaccessserviceandnotnecessarilytelephonyservice.A qualified LU is an addresswhereDSL-basedservice could be provisioned in a short interval of time.
EXHIBIT4
EXHIBIT 5
Idaho
Broadband
Certification
2018
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT5
2018
I hereby,certify that Representativesof CenturyTelof idaho,Inc.(the applicant)have readtheapplicationstatutesforthebroadbandinvestmentincometaxcreditandtheapplicantbelievesthatthesubjectbroadbandequipmentqualifiesforthetaxcreditunderIdaho
Code Section 63-3029I .
Jonathan J.Robinson
VP North American Tax
EXHIBIT 5