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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
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Dear Ms. Noriyuki,
Enclosed is the application of CenturyTel of the Gem Statg lnc. for the broadband tax credit for the year 2020. 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 53-30291.
1. Name address of the applicant:
CenturyTel ofthe Gem State, lnc.
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA7L2O3
Contact Percon:
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 ldaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the years 2020.
Broadband investment and retirements by year are as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2020 5357,2o2 (s0)5357,202
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 traditionaltelephony services. Equipment terminals are located in Central Office buildings,
remote buildings and in cabinets on concrete pads each serving a neighborhood.
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4. Network Transmission rate:
Please refer to Exhibit 2 for the years 2020.
5. Provide a specific list of equipment types that the appllcation is requesting the Commission
to determine is "qualified broadband equipmenf as defined in ldaho Code Secion 53-3029t.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2020.
6. lnstallation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the years 2020
7. Written description of our Broadband Network including a description of how the lnstalled
equipment ls an "integra! part" of the broadband nehrork:
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 3 for the year 2020.
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 Accounting
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EXHIBIT 1
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Network Transmission Rates
2020
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IDAHO BROADBAT{D CRED]T
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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 20mbpr t2mbps 7mbp6 5mbps 3mbpa 1.5mbp6 256l,bps Total lD
EOY 2020 0 354 145 385 17 ,:28 ilt5 26 L,220
EOY 2019 0 349 144 36s 46 138 135 26 1.203
EOY 2018 0 339 0 594 51 47 109 34 L,tl4
EOY 201'0 401 L34 505 61 62 115 37 1,315
EOY 2015 0 322 14 689 6t 63 L26 139 t,4t4
EOY 2015 0 403 32 498 51 50 1tto 153 L,327
EOY 2014 0 394 28 425 116 48 1{2 161 1,314
EOY 2013 115 268 24 483 53 73 L7t 128 1,315
EOY2012 o 3il 23 494 53 77 275 132 t,4L8
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EXHIBIT 4
ldaho
Broadband
Certification
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EXHIBIT 4
2020
I hereby, certiffthat Representatives ofCenturyTel ofthe Gem Statg lnc. (the applicant) have read
the application statutes for the broadband investment income tax credit and the applicant
believes that the subiect broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit under ldaho
Code Section 63-30291.
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Douglas A. Richards
SVP GlobalTax
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