20200114Application.pdf

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Dear Ms. Jewell,
L Name address of the appllcant:
CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc.
PO Box 9070
Monroe, [A 71211
Contact Person3
Amanda Brown, Director- Tax
Phone: 31&3306327
CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. is a providerof local exchange and broadband telecommunications
services in ldaho.
2, ldentify the area or location where the equipment ls installed in ldaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the years 2018.
Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows:
YEAR
2018 SO 547,s8s
lncome Tax Depanrnent
PO 8ox 9070
Mon.oe, l-A 71211
www.centurylink.com
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Jean D. .rewell
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. 8ox 83720
Boise, ldaho 8372&0074
Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of the Gem state, lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the year
2018. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment
installed for 2018 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 63-
3029 r.
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 fiberopticand
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 2 for the years 2018.
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 53-30291.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2018.
6. lnstallation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2018.
7. Written description of our Broadband Network including a description of how the installed
equipment is an "integral parf' 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. Fiberoptic 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 3 for the year 2018.
9. Certified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 4.
lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at [phone] .
Sincerely,
Amanda Brown
Director - Tax
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EXHIBIT 1
Equipment lnstalled ln ldaho
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EXHIBIT 3
ldaho
Broadband
Subscribers
2018
CENTURYTET OF THE GEM STATE, INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT 2012- 2018
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAT SUBSCRIBERS
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r748
TOTAL I,U.S TOTAT qUA[IFIEO LU'S % QUAI.If IED TU'S
EOY 2018 2044 51%
EOY 2017 2,172 1,315 67%
EOY 2016 2,1,54 1,,41,4 66%
EOY 2015 1,991 ).,327 67%
EOY 2014 7,97 4 t,314 67%
EOY 2013 1,959 1,315 67%
EOY 2012 7,944 7,478 73%
NOfEi lnculde numbe6 for T748 ond T147
OTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where Qwest Corporation
might send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. A working Living Unit is an
address where Qwest 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 shon interval of time.
EXHIBIT 3
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EXHIBIT 4
ldaho
Broadband
Certification
2018
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 4
2018
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 nson
VP North American Tax
EXHIBIT 4