20130522notice_of_election_cgs.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 22,2013
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF CENTURYTEL OF )
THE GEM STATE,INC.DBA )CASE NO.CGS-T-l3O2
CENTURYLINK’S NOTICE OF ELECTION )
FOR ITS IDAHO OPERATIONS )NOTICE OF ELECTION
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on May 15,2013,CenturyTel of the Gem
State,Inc.dba CenturyLink flied a Notice of Election for its Idaho service areas in Bruneau,
Grand View,Grasmere-Riddle and Richfield,notifying the Commission that CenturyLink makes
the election authorized by Idaho Code §62-605 to remove its telecommunications services in
those areas from price regulation by the Commission.Idaho Code §62-605,first enacted as part
of the Idaho Telecommunications Act of 1988,enabled a telephone corporation to elect to
remove its retail services,other than basic local exchange service,from regulation under Title
61,Idaho Code.Services removed from Title 61 regulation were subject to limited regulation
under Title 62,Idaho Code,which regulation did not include price regulation.The 2005 Session
of the Idaho Legislature amended Idaho Code §62-605 to allow a telephone corporation to elect
to remove all of its services,including basic local exchange service,from price regulation by the
Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that CenturyLink previously removed its services
in other parts of the State from regulation under Title 61,Idaho Code,pursuant to the Idaho
Telecommunications Act of 1988.With this election all of CenturyLink’s telecommunications
services in Idaho will be removed from Title 61 regulation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that under the terms of the amended statute,the
notice filed by CenturyLink is effective to remove all of its services from price regulation by the
Commission as of July 2,2013.The Commission retains authority under Title 62 to determine
non-economic regulatory requirements relating to basic local exchange service,“including,but
not limited to,such matters as service quality standards,provision of access to carriers providing
message telecommunication service,filing of price lists,customer notice and customer relation
rules,and billing practices and procedures.”Idaho Code §62-605(5)(b).
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that CenturyLink stated it will provide its price
lists for its Idaho services on or before May 31,2013 to become effective on July 2,2013.
CenturyLink stated that all services offered by CenturyLink in the CenturyTel of the Gem State
tariffs are subject to this Notice of Election.Pursuant to Idaho Code §62-606,changes to
CenturyLink’s new price lists after July 2,2013,will become effective “not less than ten (10)
days after filing with the Commission,and giving public notice to affected customers.”
DATED at Boise,Idaho this 2 A d day of May 2013.
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Jefj D.Jewell cJ
Ccmmission Secretary
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