20240116Final_Order_No_36060.pdf

ORDER NO. 36060 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
January 16, 2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE NOTICE OF
CORPORATE NAME CHANGE OF
CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMPANY OF IDAHO, LLC DBA ZIPLY
FIBER AND THE RESULTING NAME
CHANGE ON THE ELIGIBLE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER
DESIGNATION STATUS AND THE
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY NO. 419
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CASE NO. CTC-T-23-01

ORDER NO. 36060

On November 6, 2023, Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho, LLC dba Ziply
Fiber (“Company”) notified the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) that it had
changed its name with the Idaho Secretary of State, to Ziply Fiber of Idaho, LLC dba Ziply Fiber.
The Company requested that the Commission update the Company name in all Commission
records. Specifically, the Company requested that its Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity (“CPCN”) be updated, as well as the Company’s Eligible Telecommunications Carrier
(“ETC”) status, to reflect the Company’s new name.1
Commission Staff (“Staff”) verified that the Company received the Certificate of
Amendment of Foreign Registration from the Idaho Secretary of State. Staff reviewed the
Company’s filing and supporting documentation and recommended that the Commission issue an
amended CPCN No. 419 to reflect the Company’s desired name of Ziply Fiber of Idaho, LLC dba
Ziply Fiber. Staff also recommended that the Commission update the Company’s ETC designation
status to reflect the Company’s requested name.
JURISDICTION AND FINDINGS
The Commission has jurisdiction over CPCNs. Idaho Code § 61-526; IDAPA
31.01.01.114. The Commission has jurisdiction over ETC designation within the state of Idaho.
47 U.S. Code § 214(e)(l)(2). Based on our review of the Company’s filing and Staff’s
recommendation, the Commission finds it appropriate to amend CPCN No. 419 and the

1 The Company requested a change of its Company name on Certificate No. 419. This CPCN was issued to the
Company by Commission Order No. 29396 in Case No. CTC-T-03-02. The Company was granted the ETC
designation status in Idaho under Commission Order No. 27273 in case No. CTC-T-97-06.
ORDER NO. 36060 2
Company’s ETC designation status to reflect that the Company has changed its name to Ziply
Fiber of Idaho, LLC dba Ziply Fiber.
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that CPCN No. 419 shall be amended to reflect that the
holder’s name shall be Ziply Fiber of Idaho, LLC dba Ziply Fiber. An amended CPCN shall be
issued to reflect the new name. The Company’s ETC designation status will also be updated to
reflect the Company’s new name.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order about any matter
decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration,
any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. Idaho Code § 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 16th day of
January 2024.

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ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

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JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

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EDWARD LODGE, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Monica Barrios-Sanchez
Interim Commission Secretary

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