20041222Comments.pdf

DONOVAN E. WALKER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 5921
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Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF COV AD COMMUNICATIONS
COMP ANY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLI C CO NVENIEN CE AND NECESSITY
TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
WITHIN THE STATE OF IDAHO.
CASE NO. CVD-O4-
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COMMISSION STAFF
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
Attorney of record, Donovan E. Walker, Deputy Attorney General, in response to the Notice of
Application, Notice of Modified Procedure and Notice of Comment/Protest Deadline issued in
Order No. 29647 on December 1 2004, and submits the following comments.
On October 19, 2004 Covad Communications Company filed an Application for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Commission seeking its review and
approval.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Covad's Application proposes to provide basic resold and facilities-based local exchange
services and resold interexchange services to both residential and business customers throughout
Idaho in all exchanges not exempt from competition. The services that Covad intends to offer
will be an adjunct to the long distance services that the Company has filed and requested
authority to provide statewide. Covad plans to commence offering services immediately upon
STAFF COMMENTS DECEMBER 22, 2004
the establishment of the appropriate and necessary network arrangements. On November 11
1999 the Commission approved Interconnection Agreement between Qwest
Communications, Inc. and Covad.
Covad Communications Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of its parent corporation
Covad Communications Group, Inc., a telecommunications services business. Covad's sister
company, DIECA Communications, Inc. is a certified Telecommunications service provider
authorized to operate in several states.
The company is incorporated in the State of California and headquartered in San Jose
California. A Certificate of Authority to transact business as a foreign corporation from the
Idaho Secretary of State was obtained on July 12, 2004.
Covad has provided financial sheets for quarters ending December 31 , 2002 and 2003
and the appropriate contact information for its registered agent for service of process within
Idaho.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff has reviewed the Application submitted by Covad Communications Company, and
believes the Company understands and agrees to comply with the Commission rules and
requirements. Based on this review, the Company s filing fulfils the requirements of the
Commission Rules and Procedural Order No. 26665. The Staff believes that the Company
possesses the requisite financial, managerial, and technical qualifications necessary to operate as
a provider of telecommunications services. Therefore, the Staff recommends approval of the
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Respectfully submitted this
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Technical Staff: Grace Seaman
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STAFF COMMENTS DECEMBER 22, 2004
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2004
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN
CASE NO. CVD-04-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF POSTAGE PREPAID, TO
THE FOLLOWING:
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