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Home My WebLink About20170816Application.pdfI .: i: I i -r1,':.,'rI:jil SIq i3 Fii li: l'+ Tf lY Centurylink' )uly 3L,20t7 Jean D. Jewell Commission Secretary ldaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ldaho 83720-007 4 CGS -T- 1?-o7- Dear Ms. Jewell, Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the year 2016. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 201,6 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 63- 3029r. 1. Name address of the applicant: CenturyTel ofthe Gem State, lnc. 100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, LA71203 Contact Person: iohnathan Groan, Director Corporate lncome Tax Phone: 318-330-6390 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 1, for equipment installed in the years 2016. See Exhibit 2 for retirements. Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows: YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT 2016 s195,328 ( s6,2s8)S189,070 100 Centurylink Drive Monroe, L471203 Tel: 318.388.9000 Fax: 31 8.388.9093 www.centu rylink.com Z- 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 2016. 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 63-30291 Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2016. See Exhibit 2 for retirements. 6. lnstallation dates: Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2016 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 2016. 9. Certified statement from applicant: Please See Exhibit 5. lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at (318) 330-6390. Sincerely, Johnathan Groan Director Corporate lncome Tax Encl EXHIBIT 1 Equipment Installed In ldaho 20L6 CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC.II BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALIED IDAHO 2016 EXHIBIT 1 EXCHANGE C."d T.t"l 3,292OSL GROWTH CONSTANTS 3,292 RICHFIETD ENGINEERING 1,59r.1,59L NEW FEATURES 3,675 3,675 HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION ENGINEERING 34 34 TRANSM ISSION/DLC I MARKETABLE REVENUE - FTTT ENGINEERING 74,712 14,712 TRANSMTSSTON/DLC 78,753 18,753 NATL MARKET REV - WHOLESALE ENGINEERING 208 782 390 FIBER OPTIC TRANSMTSSTON/DLC NETWORK PIAN. ACCESS CONSTANTS 72,06s 12,065 COPPER ENGINEERING 30,467 30,467 FIBER OPTIC 9,542 9,542 TRANSM ISSION/DLC 53,23r,53,237 NETWORK STABITIW ENGINEERING 5,958 5,958 SWITCHING 42,278 42,278 EXHIBIT 1 DESCRIPTION GRANDVIEW EXHIBlT 2 Equipment Retirements 20L6 CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATES IDAHO BROADBAN D RETIREMENTS 2016 RETIREMENTS BY VINTAGE rDAHO CODE SECTTON. 63-30298 TOTAL RETIREMENTS 2016 6,258 YEAR VINTAGE RETIREMENTS 201,6 v2012 0 201,6 v2013 196 2076 0 2016 v201s 4,426 2016 v2016 1,636 EXHIBIT 2 v201,4 EXHIBIT 3 Network Transmission Rates 2016 CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, lNC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2015 NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES QUESTION S 4 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. lD LUs 40 mbps 20mbps 12mbps Tmbps 5mbps 3mbps 1.5mbps 255kbps TOTAIID EOY 2016 0 322 t4 689 61 63 726 139 1,414 EXHIBIT 3 EXHIBIT 4 Idaho Broadband Subscribers 20L6 CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, lNC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2016 PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS qUESTION #8 lD [Us TOTAL LU,S TOTAT QUATIFIED [u's EOY 2016 2,158 NOTE: WhereLUmeansLivingUnit. ALivingUnitisastreetaddresswhereCenturyTeloftheGemState, 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 't,4741 66% EXHIBIT 5 Idaho Broadband Certification 2016 I DAHO BROADBAND CERTI FICATION EXHIBIT 5 20L6 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 Rob Vi ce Presi dent Tax