20040805Comments.pdf

LISA D. NORDSTROM
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 5733
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
COMTECH 21, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
CASE NO. CME-O4-
COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
Attorney of record, Lisa D. Nordstrom, Deputy Attorney General, submits the following
comments in response to the Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure, Order No.
29548 , issued on July 26, 2004.
BACKGROUND
On February 12 2004, COMTECH 21 , LLC ("Company ) filed an Application for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold competitive local exchange
service throughout the State of Idaho.
COMTECH 21 is incorporated in the state of Delaware and headquartered in
Wallingford, Connecticut. The Company has obtained a Certificate of Authority to transact
business as a foreign corporation from Idaho s Secretary of State. Although the Company does
not maintain an office in Idaho, it does have a registered in-state agent. COMTECH 21 has
ST AFF COMMENTS AUGUST 5, 2004
submitted its financials for the period ending September 30 2003. Staff has reviewed these
documents and believes the Company is solvent.
With this Application, COMTECH 21 proposes to provide resold residential and business
local exchange service, private line service, Centrex, and high capacity data services along with
optional services such as Caller ID and Call Waiting in Idaho s Qwest and Verizon service areas.
The Company does not propose to require separate deposits at this time. The Company has
obtained an interconnection agreement with Qwest in Idaho.
COMTECH 21 has been granted authority to provide local exchange service in several
other states such as Delaware and Ohio, and has an active long distance price list on file with this
Commission. COMTECH 21 also states that it has reviewed the rules of this Commission and
affirms its commitment to abide by them.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the Application submitted by COMTECH 21 , LLC and believes the
Company understands and agrees to comply with the Commission s rules and requirements.
Based on this review of COMTECH 21's Application, Staff believes that the Company s filing
has satisfied all the requirements of the Commission s Rules and Procedural Order No. 26665.
Therefore, Staff recommends approval of the Application for Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity.
Respectfully submitted this
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day of August 2004.
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Doug Cooley
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STAFF COMMENTS AUGUST 5 , 2004
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST 2004 SERVED
THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN CASE
NO. CME-04-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
LANCE JM STEINHART
ATTORNEY AT LAW
1720 WINDWARD CONCOURSE
SUITE 250
ALPARETTA, GA 30005
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE