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CECELIA A. GASSNER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
BAR NO. 6977
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BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
EXCHANGE SERVICES WITHIN THE STATEOF IDAHO
CASE NO. CZ6-O6-
COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its Attorney of record
Cecelia A. Gassner, Deputy Attorney General, in response to the Notice of Application and Notice of
Modified Procedure in Order No. 29967 issued on February 1 , 2006, submits the following comments.
BACKGROUND
On January 25, 2006, Contact Communications, Inc. ("Contact" or "Company ) filed an
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide advanced data
services to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other retailers on a wholesale basis, operating as both
a reseller and facility-based provider throughout Idaho. Contact will also provide Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) services on a retail basis to business and residential consumers. The Company entered
into an interconnection agreement with Qwest that was approved by the Commission on January 29
2003 (Order No. 29186).
STAFF COMMENTS FEBRUARY 22, 2006
Contact is a Wyoming corporation with its corporate headquarters in Riverton, Wyoming.
Contact is authorized by the Idaho Secretary of State to transact business within the State of Idaho.
The Company has provided financial sheets for a nine-month period ending on September 30, 2005
and the appropriate contact information for its registered agent for service of process within Idaho.
Contact's Application states the company has been providing telecommunications service in
the State of Wyoming since 1999 and has been granted CPCN certification in Montana, Oregon
Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff has reviewed the Application submitted by Contact, and believes the Company
understands and agrees to comply with the Commission rules and requirements. Based on this review
the Company s filing fulfills the requirements of the Commission Rules and Procedural Order No.
26665. Staff believes that the Company possesses the requisite financial, managerial, and technical
qualifications necessary to operate as a provider of telecommunications services. Staff, therefore
recommends approval of the Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
As noted above, because the Company has demonstrated compliance with the necessary
qualifications, Staff recommends approval of the Company s Application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity.
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Respectfully submitted this Ji) day of February 2006.
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Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff:Grace Seaman
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STAFF COMMENTS FEBRUARY 22, 2006
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2006
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN
CASE NO. CZ6-06-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID
TO THE FOLLOWING:
DEAN J MILLER
McDEVITT & MILLER LLP
PO BOX 2564
BOISE ID 83701
SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE