20220621Amended Application.pdf

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June9,2022
Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
11331W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A
Boise,ldaho 837L4
Dear Ms. Noriyuki,(-tt t -T ' 2-z'o I
Pursuant to Commission Order No. 35297, GNR-T-21-10 please find enclosed CenturyTelof ldaho, lnc.'s amended
application for the ldaho Broadband Tax Credit for the year 2020. This application is being amended to include the
new requirements of Order No. 35297, which supersedes Order No. 28784. This application is being submitted for
Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed tor 2O2O meets the definition of qualified
broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 63-30291.
1. Name address of the applicant:
CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc.
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA7L2O3
Contact Percon:
Amanda Brown, Director - 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 (CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc.) for equipment installed in the year 2020. See Exhibit 2
for retirements.
Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2020 53sL,247 (S8,787)5342,460
3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in ldaho.
CenturyTel of ldaho uses terrestrialwire line technology. Various forms of DSL-based equipment are used (ADSI &
VDSL in various vintages). Transport is a mix of fiber optic and metallic cable, which typically is also supporting
traditionaltelephony services. Equipment terminals are located in Central Office buildings, remote buildings and in
cabinets on concrete pads each serving a neighborhood.
lncome Tax Departnent
PO Box 9070
Monroe,1471211
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4. Provide the lowest transmission rate offered to customers, in bits per second, that subscribers to the relevant
broadband netrrork can receive and send (download and uploadl:
The lowest transmission rate offered to customers is 500,000 bits per second for downloads and 250,000 bits per
second for uploads.
5. Provide a specific list of equipment types that the application is requesting the Commission to determine is
"qualified broadband equipmenf as defined in ldaho Code Section 63-30291.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2O2O.
5. lnstallation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2O2O
7. Percentage and number of potential subscrlbers:
Please refer to Exhibit 3 for the year 2020.
E. Certified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 4.
!f you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Amanda Brown
Director - Tax
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EXHIBIT 1
Equipment Installed In ldaho
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EXHIBIT 4
ldaho
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IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 4
2020
I hereby, certifu that Representatives of CenturyTel of ldaho, lnc. (the applicant) have read
the application statutes for the broadband investment incsme tax credit and the applicant
believes that the subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit under Idaho
Code Section 63-30291.
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Douglas A. Richards
SVP GlobalTax
EXHIBIT 4