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VIA HAND DELIVERY
Diane Hanian
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
Re:Custer Telephone Broadband Services LLC's Application for Broadband
Tax Credit Certification
Dear Ms. Hanian:
Enclosed for filing, please find the original and three copies of Custer Telephone
Broadband Services LLC's Application in the above referenced case.
lf you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Cynthia A. Melillo
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Enclosures
CAM to IPUC encl 20'17 BB tax credit application (CTBS)
Cynthia A. Melillo [ISB No. 5819]
CYNTHIA A. MELILLO PLLC
8385 W. Emerald Street
Boise,ID 83704
Telephone: [phone]
carn@carnlawidaho. com
Attorneys for Custer Telephone Broadband Services LLC
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CaseNo. lT B- f- t?-o I
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF CUSTER TELEPHONE BROADBAND
SERVICES LLC FOR BROADBAND TAX
CREDIT CERTIFICATION
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CUSTER TELEPHONE
BROADBAND SERVICES LLC'S
APPLICATION
Custer Telephone Broadband Services LLC ("CTBS" or "Applicant"), by and through its
attorneys, Cynthia A. Melillo PLLC, files this Application for an Idaho Public Utilities
Commission ("Commission") order certifying that certain telecommunications equipment is
eligible for the broadband infrastructure tax credit authorized by Section 63-3029,Idaho Code.
In support of its Application, CTBS states as follows:
l. CTBS is a provider of basic local exchange service, broadband
telecommunications service and other telecommunications services in southem Idaho.
2. During the calendar year 2017, CTBS made certain investments that constitute
"qualified broadband equipment" within the meaning of Section 63-3029(IX3Xb), Idaho Code.
Exhibit A, attached hereto, describes CTBS's qualified broadband equipment and contains the
information and representations required by this Commission's Order No. 28784 in Case No.
GNR-T-O1-10.
CUSTER TELEPHONE BROADBAND SERVICES LLC'S APPLICATION - I
3. Communications regarding this Application should be addressed to the following:
Cynthia A. Melillo
Cynthia A. Melillo PLLC
8385 W. Emerald Street
Boise,ID 83704
(208) s77-s747
can-r (LDc am lawi daho. com
Sherry Maestas
Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
P.O. Box 324
Challis,lD 83226
sherty (@custerte l. net
4. Applicant does not believe that the public interest requires a hearing on this
matter and, therefore, requests that the Commission approve the Application by Minute Order or
under Modified Procedure. In the event the Commission determines that further proceedings are
necessary, Applicant stands ready for immediate hearings.
WHEREFORE, CTBS requests that the Commission issue its order determining that the
installed equipment identified in Exhibit A constitutes qualified broadband equipment eligible
for the investment tax credit authorized by Section 63-3029l,Idaho Code.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 20th day of June 2018.
Cynthia A. Melillo
CYNTHIA A. MELILLO PLLC
Attorneys for Custer Telephone Broadband Services
LLC
CUSTER TELEPHONE BROADBAND SERVICES LLC'S APPLICATION - 2
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 20th day of June 2018, I caused to be served a true and
correct copy of the foregoing by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
Jean Jewell, Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W est Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
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CUSTER TELEPHONE BROADBAND SERVICES LLC'S APPLICATION - 3
Idaho Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application
2017 Year End
Companv Information
1. Name of company:
2. Address:
3. Type ofcompany:
4, Contact person:
Equipment Description
5. Broadband services offered:
6. Network description:
7. Transmission rate
8. Number and percentage of
Idaho customers served:
Custer Telephone Broadband Services LLC.
Box324, Challis Idaho 83226
Physical Location 1: 1101 East Main Ave. Challis, ID 83226
Physical Location 2: 400 Shoup Street, Salmon, lD 83467
Telecommunications Carrier, Cable Modem HSI, Fixed
Wireless HSI, CATV Provider
Sheny Maestas, Box324, Challis Id83226
[e-mail]
208-879-4008
Cable Modem HSI, Fixed Wireless HIS, FTTH HSI
Fiber Optic Fed CATV Systern that provides Cable
Modem Service. Fiber optic transport electronics.
Fiber optic backbone and distribution cable. Fixed
Wireless Network.
256,000 bits per sec - 10,000,000 bits per sec from a
subscriber
256,000 bits per sec - 100,000,000 bits per sec to a
subscriber
1,445 customers with broadband out of
2,000 possible
9. Equipment list:See attached Broadband Equipment List
Custer Telephone Broadband Services LLC attests that the items listed in Exhibit
A are necessary to the provision ofbroadband service and an integral part ofthe
broadband network.
I hereby certifu that I have read the applicable statutes for broadband investment
income tax credit and believe that the equipment listed herein qualifies for the tax credit
under Idaho Code 63-3029I.
Sherry Maestas
Controller
Custer Telephone Broadband Services LLC
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