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Home My WebLink About20140826Application.pdfJean D. Jewell tICEl'.rl: -' ?Bll{ IUG 26 PI{ tr: k2 Commission Secretary lfl,{iii) iitji.i: :\ ..-.ldaho Public Utilities Commission UTlLiTltS C0i,{i,i iSSl,-. i l P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ldaho 8372O-OO7 4 ATTd7rF CenturyLink' August 7 ,2OL4 C t s-T- t4 -04Dear Ms. Jewell, Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the years2072 and 2013. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 2Ol2 and 2013 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 53-3029I. 1. Name address of the applicant: CenturyTel ofthe Gem State, lnc. 100 Centurylink Drive Monroe, LA7L2O3 Contact Person: Jonathan Robinson, Vice-President Tax Phone: 3 18-330-6261 CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. is a provider of local exchange and broadband telecommunications services in ldaho. 2. ldentify the area or location where the equipment is installed in tdaho. Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the years 2OL2 and 2013. See Eihibit 2 for retirements. Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows: YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT 20L2 $21,833 So s 21,833 2013 Sttg,oqt S(oszl s778,344 100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, LA71203 Tel: 318.388.9000 Fax: 31 8.388.9093 www.centu rylink.com 3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in ldaho. CenturyTel of the Gem States, lnc. 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 years 2012 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 53-3029t. PleaserefertoExhibitLfortheyears2OL2and2013. SeeExhibit2forretirements. 6. Installation dates: Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years20!2 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 potentia! subscribers: Please refer to Exhibit 4 for the years 201,2 and 2013. 9. Certified statement from applicant: Please See Exhibit 5. lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at (318) 330-5261. Sincerely, 1-4- , l Jonathan Robinson Vice President- Tax Encl EXHIBIT 1 Equipment lnstalled ln ldaho 20L2-20L3 CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC. Equipment lnstalled ln ldaho 2012 EXHIBlT 72OL2 :XCHANGE NVESTMENT REASON YEAR DESCRIPflON SRANDVIEW GRASMERE.RIDDLE Grand Total )SL GROWTH 20L2 CONSTANTS Ssgc S69o {SI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION NEW FEATURES sc s0 IETWORK PLAN - ACCESS 2012 SONSTANTS s21.111 So S2L,LL7 30PPER SO 20L2 ENGINEERING s22 522 NETWORK PLAN - TRANSPORT :OPPER SO sc 20L2 :NGINEERING s1c slC TRANSMTSSTON/DLC Sc SC Sc Grand Total s21.811 s22 s21,83! CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, INC. Equipment lnstalled ]n ldaho 2013 EXCHANGE NVESTMENT REASON YEAR DESCRIPT]ON BRUNEAU GRANDVIEW 6rand Total )SL GROWTH 2013 CONSTANTS s1.193 51.19! {SI EANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION 2013 ENGINEERING s1.8s8 s1.8sr VATL MARKET REV - BUSINESS 20L3 ENGINEERING S2,6s3 s2,5s! 2013 TRANSMISSION/DLC s34,627 s34.621 NATL MARKET REV. WHOLESALE 2013 SOPPER 5676 S67( 2013 ENGINEERING 5t6,47(SL6,47c 2073 :IBER OPTIC s1.0si s1.057 20L3 .AND/BUILDING s4,ss(s4,ss€ 2073 TRANSMISSION/DLC st7.429 517,429 NETWORK PI.AN - ACCESS 2013 :ONSTANTS SO s22.437 s22.431 20t3 :OPPER S114 S11r 2013 :NGINEERING s1.811 s1,81: 2013 :IBER OPTIC ss.20c ss.20( NETWORK PLAN - TRANSPORT 2013 ENGINEERING s14,89:s19,ss€534,441 2013 TRANSMTSSTON/DLC 572,97(s21,s01 534,471 Srand Total s2Z86r S1s1,u3 s179,04t EXHIBIT L2073 EXHIBIT 2 Equipment Retirements 20L2-20L3 CENTURYTET OF GEM STATE, tNC. IDAHO BROADBAND RETIREMENTS RETIREMENTS 2012. 2013 BY VINTAGE TDAHO CODE SECflON. 53-30298 VINTAGE RETIREMENTS 2012 At RETIREMENTS 2012 0 VINTAGE RETIREMENTS 2013 V2013 At RETIREMENTS 2013 697 697 EXHIBIT 2 EXHIBIT 3 Network Transmission Rates 20L2-20L3 CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, lNC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2OT2-2013 NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES quEsTloN fl 4 lD [Us 40 mbps 20mbps 12mbps Tmbps 5mbps 3mbos 1.5mbps 256kbps TotallD EOY 2013 115 268 24 559 58 83 183 130 t420 EOY 2012 0 364 23 572 58 86 286 L34 7523 NOTE:Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of the Gem State, 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 EXHIBlT 4 !daho Broadband Subscribers 20L2-20L3 CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, INC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2OL2-2OT3 PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS QUESTION #8 lD [Us TOTAL [U'S TOTAL WKG LU'S WKG OUATIFIED TOTAT OUATIFIED %WKG OUATIFIED llltc l ilrs ltlrc EOY 2013 209e 7420 68% EOY 2OL2 2084 7523 73% NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of the Gem State lnc. might send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. A working Living Unit is an address where CenturyTel of the Gem State, 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. EXHIBIT 4 EXHIBIT 5 ldaho Broadband Certification 20L2-20L3 I DAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 5 I hereby, certify that Representatives of CenturyTel of the Gem State, 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 Pres'ident Tax