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Home My WebLink About20150909Application.pdfATTd7rF Centurylink' August L8,2015 Jean D. Jewell Commission Secretary ldaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ldaho 83720-OO7 4 , t' r !-*" a. rti.tI i: -,. ll.3 -i. Ccosl-l€-6Dear Ms. Jewell, Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the year 2014. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 2OL4 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 63- 3029r. 1. Name address of the applicant: CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. 100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, LA7L2O3 Contact Person: Jonathan Robinson, Vice-President Tax Phone: 318-330-5261 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 ldaho. Please refer to Exhibit l for equipment installed in the years 2014. See Exhibit 2 for retirements. Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows: YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT 20L4 s89,351 s(1,165)S 88,t85 100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, L471203 Tel: 318.388.9000 Fax: 318.388.9093 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 2014. 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 63-3029t. Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2014. See Exhibit 2 for retirements. 5. lnstallation dates: Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2014. 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 2O!4. 9. Certified statement from applicant: Please See Exhibit 5. lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at (318) 330-6261. Sincerely, Vice President- Tax Encl EXHIBIT T Equipment Installed !n ldaho 20L4 CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, INC. BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALTED IDAHO 2014 EXHIB]T 1 NVESTMENT REASON DESCRIPTION BRUNEAU GRANDVIEW RIC]'IFIELD Grand Total DSL GROWTH CONSTANTS 1,368 1,358 HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION ENGINEERING 4,917 4,977 TRANSMISSION/DLC 1,199 1,199 NATL MARKET REV. WHOLESALE ENGINEERING 0 8,951 8,951 FIBER OPTIC L7,399 77.399 TRANSMISSION/DLC 0 6,799 6,799 NETWORK PLAN - ACCESS CONSTANTS 0 9,580 9,580 NETWORK RELIABILITY ENGINEERING 8,432 5,528 13,960 SWITCHING 12.965 L2,203 25,168 Srand Total 2L,397 34,794 33,160 89,3s1 EXHIBIT 2 Equipment Retirements 20L4 CENTURYTEL of THE GEM STATE, !NC. IDAHO BROADBAND RETIREMENTS 2014 RETIREMENTS BY VINTAGE IDAHO CODE SECTION. 63-30298 TOTAT RETTREMENTS 2014 | 1,165 YEAR VINTAGE RETIREMENTS 2074 v2010 0 2014 v2011 0 2014 v20t2 0 2074 v2013 25 2074 v2014 7,140 EXHIBIT 2 EXHIBIT 3 Network Transmission Rates 20L4 CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2014 NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES QUESTION fl 4 ID LUs 40 mbps 20mbps 12mbps Tmbps 5mbps 3mbps 1.5mbps 255kbps TotallD EOY 2014 0 394 28 435 188 53 155 163 1,426 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 EXHIBIT 4 ldaho Broadband Subscribers 20L4 CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, INC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2014 PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAT SUBSCRIBERS QUESTION f8 lD tUs TOTAL LU,S TOTAT % QUATIFIED LU,Slllrs EOY 2014 2,L22 L,426 67% NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTelof 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 !daho Broadband Certification 20L4 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 63-3029L Jonathan R6b'inson Vice President Tax