20110927final_order_no_32365.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
September 27,2011
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF CORDIA )
COMMUNICATIONS CORP.’S REQUEST FOR )CASE NO.CRD-T-06-01
CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC )
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO.460 )ORDER NO.32365
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On September 13,2011,Cordia Communications Corp.requested that its Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)No.460 issued by the Commission on June 8,2006,be
cancelled.The Company requested cancellation as a result of its Chapter 1 1 bankruptcy.In its
Decision Meeting on September 26,2011,the Commission approved Cordia’s request for
cancellation of Certificate No.460.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
In March 2006,Cordia Communications Corp.filed an Application for a CPCN to
provide local exchange and interexchange services in the service area ofQwest Corporation.In June
2006,the Commission granted Cordia’s Application for a CPCN.Order No.30067.
On September 13,2011,Cordia stated that it will cease providing telecommunications
services in Idaho effective October 13,2011.The Company enclosed a Notice of Discontinuance of
Telecommunications Services it sent to its Idaho customers,numbering approximately 378.Staff
recommended the Commission cancel Certificate No.460 and remove the Company’s price list or
tariff on file.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Cordia Communications Corp.’s request for cancellation
of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No.460 is granted.Certificate No.460 is no
longer in effect,and Cordia is no longer authorized to provide telecommunications services in the
State of Idaho.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order or in interlocutory
Orders previously issued in this case may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of
the service date of this Order with regard to any matter decided in this Order or in interlocutory
Orders previously issued in this case.Within seven (7)days after any person has petitioned for
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reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See Idaho Code §§61-619
and 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this 2.7
day of September 2011.
ATTEST:
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MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
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Commission Secretary
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PAUL IDENT
MACK A.REDFORD,COMMISSIONER
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