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Home My WebLink About20180831Application.pdfRiCEIVED Zili$ f;UG 3l Ptl l:55 August 20,2018 Jean D. Jewell Commission Secretary ldaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ldaho 8372O-OO7 4 SSIOil 0Qs'T't?'o3 Dear Ms. Jewell, Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the year 2017. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 2OL7 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: Johnathan 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 2017. See Exhibit 2 for retirements. Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows: YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT 20L7 Stz,5s3 (s4s2)512,2O1 100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, L471203 Tel: 318.388.9000 wvvw.centu rylin k.co m {H Centurylink' 3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in ldaho. CenturyTel of the Gem States, lnc. 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 2077 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 2077 . See Exhibit 2 for retirements. 6. lnstallation dates: Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 20L7. 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 year 2017. 9. Certified statement from applicant: Please See Exhibit 5. lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at (318) 330-6390 c Johnathan Groan Director Corporate lncome Tax Encl Sincerely, EXH!BIT 1 Equipment lnstalled !n ldaho 20L7 CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. BROADBAND EQU!PMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2017 EXHIBIT 1 DSL GROWTH CONSTANTS MARKETABTE REVENUE - FTTT 7,323 7,323 ENGINEERING NETWORK PIAN . ACCESS 25,331 7,145 32,476 CONSTANTS COPPER ENGINEERING TRANSMTSSTON/DLC 7,924 (33,172) 744 7,924 {.33,L72) L44 3,9583,958 EXHIBIT 1 lnvestment Reason / lnitiative BRUNEAU GRANDVIEW RICHFIELD Grand Total Grand Total 25,331 (15,637) 3,958 12,653 EXHIBIT 2 Equipment Retirements 20L7 CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATES IDAHO BROADBAND RETIREMENTS 2017 RETIREMENTS BY VINTAGE IDAHO CODE SECT!ON. 63-30298 TOTAT RETIREMENTS2OTT 452 YEAR VINTAGE RETIREMENTS 20t7 v2073 0 2017 v2014 0 2077 v2015 v201,6 0 2017 v2017 452 EXHIBIT 2 0 2017 EXHIBIT 3 Network Transmission Rates 20L7 CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, !NC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2017 NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES qUESTION f 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. ID LUS 40 mbps 20mbps 12mbps Tmbps 5mbps 3mbps 1.5mbps 256kbps Total lD EOY 2017 0 401 L34 505 61 62 115 37 L,3t5 EXHIBIT 3 EXH!BlT 4 Idaho Broadband Subscribers 20L7 CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE, INC. IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2017 PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAT SUBSCRIBERS qUESTION #8 ID LUs TOTAL LU'S TOTAL QUALIFIED LU,S % QUALIFIED LU'S EOY 2OL7 2,772 1,315 67% 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 intervalof time. EXHIBIT 4 EXHIBlT 5 ldaho Broadband Certification 20L7 IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 5 20L7 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 onat han bi nson SVP North American Tax --1 EXHIBIT 5