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Clcar Ratc Communications, lnc.
ljor a Ccrtificate ol'Public
Clonvenicnce and Necessity to
l'rovide Local l:xchange'l'eleconrmunicatiorts Serviccs Within
thc Statc of ldaho
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RIJSOI,D AND NON.IIACII,ITIHS BASI]D I-OCAI, DXCIJANCTJ SERVICIS
Application is hereby nradc to the ldaho Public LJtilitics Commission fbr a Cerlificate of Public
Conyenience and Necessity authorizing Clear Rate Cclmmunications, lnc. ("Applicail1" or u'Clear Rate")
to providc local cxchange tclecomnrunicalions se rviccs pursuanl to lDAl'A 3 I .01 .01 . I I 4 and by Order
No. .12277 irr Case No. CNil.-'l'- I I -01 . l'he following gencral infonnation and qxhibits arc furnished in
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l.) Applicanl's lcgal narnc, address ol'ils principal ofTices, and telcphorrc nunrbcr arc
Cllear Rate Cornmunications, lnc.
2600 W. Ilig tleaver Rd. Suitc 450
'l'roy. M1.48084
'l'elcphone: 248.556.9522
Iracsimi le: 877 .877 .5725
'l'hc applicant has no ofllcc located in the Statc of ldaho. 'l'hc Applicanl inlcnds to provide resold and
non-facililics based local cxchange scrvicc utilizing the facilitics ol'ine umbcnt local exchange carricrs
("l.liCs"').
2.) ApplicantinincorporatedintheStatcofMichiganandisingcxxlstandingunderlhclawsofthat
statc. ln addition. tlrc Company is authorizsd ta do business as a lbrcign corpuration in thc statc ol
ldaho. Attached as I:xhibit I to this applicatiorr is a cop1, of the Cornpany's Ccr-tificatc of
lncr;rporation. A copy of tlrc Applicant's Cer"til'icatc ol'Authority to transact business in Idaht': is
attachcd hcrcto as l:xhibit 2.
3.) 'l"he name and business address of Applicarrt's registered agent for service in ldaho is:
Corporation Service Company
12550 West Explorer Drive, Suite 100
Boise,lD 83713
4.) 'fhe names and addresses of the len common stockholders of Applicant owning the greatest number
of sharcs of common stock and the number of such srrares owned by each are:
Name and
Address
Sharcs
Owned
Percentage of All Shares
IssuEd & Outstanding
Percentage of
Voting Cantrol
Clear Rate Communications, Inc. 1,000 la0%t00%
Address: See company address listed in L) above
5.) T'he names and addresses and ownership of Applicant's O{ficers and Directors are:
Officers:
Thanc Namy
Sam Namy
President
Vice President,'l'reasurer, Secretary
Dircclors:
Same
liach can be reached at Applicanl's primary place of business and tetephone number as folk:ws:
Clear Rate Communications, lnc,
2600 W, Ilig Beaver Rd. Suite 450'l'roy, M|.48084
'l'elcphone: 248.556.9522
6.) 'f'he name and address of any corporation, association. or similar organiization holding a 5o/o or grcoter
owncrship or manegement interest in Applicant are as foltows:
See ansrver to 4.) abovc.
7.) I'he name and addrcss ol'subsidiaries orvner or eonrolled by Applicant are as follows:
Not applicable.
Applicant sccks authority to rcscll and providc non-facilities based/UNl,i-P interexchange and loca!
exchange scrvices initially throughoul the State where provided by incumbent l-L)Cs, lrowever,
Applicant does nol intcnd to seruice areas seryiced by any I-UCs whieh are eligible for a small or
rural carrier excmption pursuant to Section 25 I of thc Fcderal 'leleconr Act of 1996.
A copy of Clear Rate Llommunications' financial smtements are attached as kxhibit 3 and markcd
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8.) Applicant is proposing to provide service statewide
9.) Applicant will file its proposcd tariffestablishing its proposed serviccs and chargcs npon cornplelion
of interconnection and upon reccipt of certification by the Commission.
I 0.)Qucslions concerning this application and Applicant's taritT should be dirccted to Applicant's
rcprcsentative:
Mark l-ammerl
Cornpliance Solutions, I nc.
24? Rangelinc Rd.
Longwood, I"l. 32750
Pl:one: [phone]
I;ax: (407)260- I 033
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Customer c,omplaints and inquiries are to be addressed to
Jason l lendrix
I)irector of Consuntcr Scrviccs
2600 W. Big lSeaver [toad, Suite 450-l roy, Ml 48084
f)hone: 877 -87'? -4'199 (Customer Servicc)
I l.) Applicant has initiatcd intcrconncclion ncgoliations rvith Centuryl-ink Cornnrurrioations,
12.) Applicant has revicwcd thc laws and regulations of this Commission governing local cxchange
tcleconrmunications serviccs in ldaho and will provide scrvice in accordancc with all laws, rules
and rcgulalit)rls to the extent they are not preernpted by the l:edcral Acl.
13.1 ipplicu::t rviilnot r*quirc edr'*rtcr l,iryrfirnts r.rr drpurit$: llrerelbre, noc$$ru$ s{:c(lullt irbcing lilcd.
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( ortltnis*ion ulll(i flrl (llrlcr grarltrng a l'errilicatr ol'Itublic Convenicccs *trd Neccssit;'
authariz"irrg Clcur ltalr' ('onttnunirtrtiunri, Inc. tn pr*vide rcsuld anti non-facilities hased local
c.tchurtgc telucanunrxr iual i{)ns srrl'ices rvith in the litate u l' klahrr.
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LIST OF Hfi{IBITS
EXHIBIT I CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
EXHIBIT 2 CERTIFICATE OF AUTI{ORITY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS
EXHIBIT 3 FINANCIAL INFORMATI ON * CONFI DENTIAL
EXHIBIT I
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CERTIFICATE OF ATIENDMENT TO THE ANTICLES OF IilCORPORATIOT{
For uss by Domrrtlc Profit rnd ilonprcilit Goryorauont
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Ihls is to Cerlify That
CLEAR RATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
was validly incorporated on April 4 , 2001 as a Michigan DOMESTIC PROFIT CORPORATION,
and said iorpordtion is validly in existence under the laws of th,s s,ale
This certificafe is lssued pursuanl to the provisions of 1972 PA 284 lo allesl to the fact that the corporatiorr
is in good slanding in Michigan as of fftr's date and is duly authorized to transact business and for no other
pu{pose.
This ceftificate ls in due form, made by me as the proper officer, and is entitled to have full faith and credit
given it in every courl and o{fice wilhin the United Slafes.
ln le:;timonl,whcrca"/, I ltctte hercunlo set my hand,
in the City of Lansing, this 14th day of September , 2020.
Linda Clegg, lnterim Direclor
Se4l by electronic fransmisslon Corporations, Securities & CornmercialLicensing Bureau
Certificate Number: 20093429140
Verify this certificalo at: URL to oCertificate Verification Search http://www.michigan.gov/corpverlfycsrtificate.
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EXHIBIT 2
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS
Office of the Secretary of State
State of ldaho
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
OF
CLEAR RATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Filing Number: 3950348
l, LAWERENCE DENNEY, Secretary of State of the State of ldaho, hereby
ce11ifu that an application for Foreign Registration Statement, duly executed pursuant
to the provisions of the ldaho Uniform Business Organization Code, has been
received in this office and is found to conform to law.
ACCORDINGLY, by virtue of the authority yested in me by law, I issue this
Certificate of Registration to transact business in this State and attach hereto a
duplicate of the application for such certificate.
Dated: 30 July 2020
Lawerence Denney
Secretary of State
Processed by: Business Division
EXHIBIT 3
FINANCIAL INFORMATION _ CONFIDENTIAL
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