20220621Amended Application.pdf

lune9,2022
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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
11331W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A
Boise,ldaho 837L4
Dear Ms. Noriyuki, @s - T- L7- O t
Pursuant to Commission Order No. 35297, GNR-T-21-10 please find enclosed CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc.'s
amended application for the ldaho Broadband Tax Credit for the year 2020. This application is being amended to
include the new requirements of Order No. 35297, which supersedes Order No. 28784. This application is being
submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 2O2O meets the definition of
qualified broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 63-3029!.
1. Name address of the applicant:
centuryTel of the Gem state, lnc.
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
Contact Person:
Amanda Brown, Director - Tax Accounting
Phone: [phone]
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 tdaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 (CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc.) for equipment installed in the years 2020
Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2020 Szst,zoz (s0)s3s7,202
3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in ldaho.
CenturyTel of the Gem States, lnc. uses terrestrialwire 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 traditionaltelephony services. Equipment terminals are located in Central Office buildings, remote
buildings and in cabinets on concrete pads each serving a neighborhood.
lncome Tax Deparfnent
PO Box 9070
Monroe, L471211
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4. Provide the lowest transmission rate offered to customers, in bits per second, that subscribers to the relevant
broadband network can receive and send (download and upload):
The lowest transmission rate offered to customers is 500,000 bits per second for downloads and 250,000 bits per
second for uploads.
5. Provide a specific list of equipment types that the applicataon is requesting the Commission to determine is
"qualified broadband equipment" as defined in ldaho Code Section S 63-30291(3Xb).
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2020.
5. lnstallation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2020
7. Percentage and number of potential subscribers:
Please refer to Exhibit 2 for the year 2020.
8. Certified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 3.
lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Amanda Brown
Director - Tax Accounting
Encl
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EXHIBIT 1
Equipment lnstalled In ldaho
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EXHIBIT 2
ldaho
Broadband
Subsribers
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CENTURYTET OF TI{E GEM STATE, INC.
]DAHO BROADBAND CREDIT
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTI,ALSUBSCRIBERS
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lD LUs TOTAT LUIS TOTAL QUAIIFIED tU'S % OUATIFIED tU'S
EOY 2020
EOY 2019 2,055 L,203 59%
EOY 2018 2,044 1,174 57%
EOY 2017 2,172 1,315 61%
EOY 2015 2.,t58 L,414 66%
EOY 2015 1,991 7,327 67%
EOY 2014 1,974 7,314 67%
EOY 2013 1,959 1,3ls 67%
EOY 2012 L,944 1,418 73%
NoTfi lnculde numbers for 7748 ond T147
NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of the Gem State
miBht send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. A working Living Unit is an
address where CenturyTel of the Gem State 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 oftime.
EXHIBIT 3
!daho
Broadband
Certification
2020
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 3
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I her:eby, certifo that Representatives of eenturyTel 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 63-30291.
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Douglas A. Riehards
SVP GlobalTax
EXHIBIT3