20160809Application.pdf

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July 31, 2016
Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Dear Ms. Jewell,
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Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. for the broadband tax credit for the year
2015. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment
installed for 2015 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in Idaho code 63-
3029I.
1. Name address of the applicant:
CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc.
100 Centurylink Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
Contact Person:
Johnathan Groan, Director Corporate Income Tax
Phone: [phone]
CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. is a provider of local exchange and broadband telecommunications
services in Idaho.
2. Identify the area or location where the equipment is installed in Idaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the years 2015 . See Exhibit 2
for retirements.
Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2015 $51,921 $(3,503) $48,418
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.centurylink.com
3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in Idaho.
CenturyTel of the Gem States, Inc. 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. 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 2015.
5. Provide a 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 years 2015. See Exhibit 2 for retirements.
6. Installation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2015.
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 2015.
9. Certified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 5.
If you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Jo
Director Corporate Income Tax
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EXHIBIT 1
Equipment Installed In Idaho
2015
Centurytel of the Gem State, Inc.
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2015
EXHIBIT 1
Sum of YTD TOT ACT
IR DESCRIPTION
DSLGROWTH
HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION
INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION
CONSTANTS
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING
TRANSMISSION/DLC
NATL MARKET REV -WHOLESALE ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
TRANSMISSION/DLC
NETWORK PLAN -ACCESS CONSTANTS --·------·------··-------NETWORK RELIABILITY
!Grand Total
ENGINEERING
SWITCHING
EXCHANGE DESCRIPTION
BRUNEAU
$0
$0
$0
GRANDVIEW RICHFIELD Grand Total
$340 $340
$765 $765
$73 $73
$1.935 $1,935
$10,529 $46 $10,576
$186 $186
$1,333 $3,515 $4,848
$15,724 $15,724
$2,160 $2,160
$15,313 $15,313
$48,173 $3,748 ss1,921 1
EXHIBIT 1
EXHIBIT 2
Equipment Retirements
2015
CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc.
IDAHO BROADBAND RETIREMENTS
2015 RETIREMENTS BY VINTAGE
IDAHO CODE SECTION. 63-3029B
YEAR
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
VINTAGE
V2011
V2012
V2013
V2014
V2015
!TOTAL RETIREMENTS 2015
RETIREMENTS
0
0
257
0
3,246
3,503 I
EXHIBIT 2
EXHIBIT 3
Network Transmission Rates
2015
CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2015
NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES
QUESTION #4
ID LUs 40 mbps 20mbps
EOY 2015 0 403
12mbps 7mbps
32 578
5mbps 3mbps 1.5mbps 256kbps Total ID
58 62 153 155 1,441
NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc.
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
Idaho
Broadband
Subscribers
2015
CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2015
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS
QUESTION #8
TOTAL % OUALIFIED TOTAL LU'S ID LUs QUALIFIED LU'S LU'S
EOY 2015 2,141 1,441 67%
NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc.
might send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. A working Living Unit is an
address where the company 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
Idaho
Broadband
Certification
2015
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 5
I hereby, certify that Representatives of CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. (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 Idaho
Code Section 63-3029!.
Vice President Tax