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Home My WebLink About20020320Application.pdfConley Ward ISB #1683 GIVENS PURSLEY LLP 277 North 6th Street,Suite 200 '3:5 |P.O.Box 2720 Boise,ID 83701 (208)388-1200 (208)388-1300 (fax) Attorneys for Direct Communications Rockland S:\MACS\CEW\ROCKLAND\broadband\Application.rtf BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CASE NO.:(///-/ÜÂ "Ú/ DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS ROCKLAND FOR BROADBAND TAX CREDIT DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS CERTIFICATION |ROCKLAND'S APPLICATION Direct Communications Rockland ("Direct Communications"),by and throughits attorneys Givens Pursley LLP,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,Direct Communications states as follows: 1.Direct Communications is an incumbent local exchange carrier that provides both basic local exchange and advanced telecommunications services to its customer/patrons in Bannock,Power and Caribou Counties,Idaho. 2.During the calendar year 2001,Direct Communications made certain investments that constitute "qualified broadband equipment"within the meaning of Section 63-3029(I)(3)(b), Idaho Code.Exhibit A,attached hereto,describes Direct Communications'qualified broadband equipment and contains the information and representations required by this Commission's Order No.28784 in Case No.GNR-T-01-10. 3.Communications regarding this Application should be addressed to the following: DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS'APPLICATION-1 Conley Ward Givens Pursley LLP 277 North 6th Street,Suite 200 P.O.Box 2720 Boise,ID 83701 (208)388-1219 cew@givenspurslev.com Garrin Bott Direct Communications Rockland 150 South Main PO Box 270 Rockland,ID 83271 (208)548-2345 garrin starwest.dedi.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 Direct Communications Rockland 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 63-3029I, Idaho Code. RESPECTFULLYSUBMITTED this day of March,2002. Co ey Ward GIVENS PURSLEY LLP Attorneysfor Direct Communications Rockland DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS'APPLICATION-2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the je day of March,2002,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 Idaho Public Utilities Secretary 472 W.Washington Street P.O.Box 83720 Boise,ID 83720-0074 U.S.Mail Fax x By Hand Tina Smith DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS'APPLICATION-3 Idaho Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application Companv lnformation L Name of Company:Direct CommunicationsRockland,Inc. 2.Address:Box 269,150 S.Main,Rockland,Idaho 83271 3.Type of Company:Telecommunications,Long Distance Provider,ISP 4.Contact Person:Leonard May 208-548-2345 Equipment Description 5.Broadband services offered:ADSL 6.Network description:Fiber opticfedRemote Digital Terminal with non-loaded copperdistributioncable(ADSL available up to 18000 feetfrom remote) 7.Transmission rate:512 kbps upstream and 8 Mbps downstream 8.Number andpercentage ofIdaho customers served:service to 90 customers (about 9%ofourIdahocustomers)*this system will also be usedfor the Syringa Project which will have thecapabilityofservingallofsouthernIdaho. 9.Equipment list:See attached Broadband Equipment List I hereby certify 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 underIdahoCode63-3029I. EXHIBIT Direct Communications Broadband Equipment List Manufacturer/Provider Model or ID No.Cost Dates Installed 'County LocationsA.D.ELECTRIC FIBER REGENERATION HUTS -INV $6,121.49 4/12/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties#s 9951,1380,6803,6809,792650,6801,6805,6810 ACRS 2000 CORP ENGINEERING FIBER CABLE $54,331.11 1/29/01-6/22/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesBROADBANDCONSULTANCYINV#s 053101-09,043001-10033101-11, 022801-09.013101-09123100-9, 043001-10,1240066 ACRS 2000 CORP INVOICE 1251141Digital subsciber $1,503.20 6/8/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiescarriereqpmtPOWERCARD PT#FBO30043 CISCO INTEREXEC CIRCUIT EQ-DIGITAL 8 $42,990.94 3/31/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesOF12CKT,RJ4 15454-E100T 5#FAA04519C5H,S#FAA04519BJR, S#FAA04519C47,S#FAA04519FUS, S#FAA04519FV1,S#FAA04519FV7, S#FAA04519FVG,S#FAA04519FYJ CISCO ELECT I/F,15454-EIA-AMP-AS4 $800.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesCISCODSI,DSX,14CICf 15454-DS1-14 $2,000.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesS#00097363CISCODSI,DSX,14CKT 15454-DS1-14 $2,000.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesS#00094176CISCOTIMINGCOMMUNICATIONS CTRL $5,000.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties15454-TCC S#068158,S#068574 CISCO TIMING COMMUNICATIONS CTRL $5,000.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties15454-TCC S#062079,S#069914 CISCO ALARM INTERFACE CTRL 15454-AIC $1,900.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesS#062810CISCOALARMINTERFACE CTRL 15454-AIC $1,900.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesS#062850CISCOAlARMINTERFACE CTRL 15454-AIC $1,900.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesS#061105CISCOOC12,LR,1550,1CKT,SC S#067812,$6,900.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesS#067837CISCOELECTIF84AMP,15454-EIA-AMP;$3,100.00 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesDS1,1:N,DSX 14CKT SD#075440 CISCO INSTALL,MTL,CONSLT,SVCINSTALL $23,124.60 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties CISCO INSTALL,MTL,CONSLT,SVC INSTALL $24,727.92 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties CISCO IN5TALL,MTL,CONSLT,SVCINSTALL $27,012.82 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties CISCO INirALL,MTL,CONSLT,SVC INSTALL $24,772.31 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties CISCO INSTALL,MTL,CONSLT,SVC INSTALL $27,012.82 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties CISCO INSTALL,MTL,CONSLT,SVC INSTALL $29,851.75 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties CISCO IINSTALL-MATL1597.6 $1,521.52 3/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesCISCOIINVOICE4609149.2 OF $8,966.17 1/29/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesOC3,IR,1310,4CKT,SC S#FAA04499CFH,S#FAA04499CJT CISCO 2 OF OC3,IR,1310,4CKT,SC $9,116.36 2/8/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesS#FAA050331BD,S#FAA0503184Q INVOICE 4666678 CISCO SHELF FAN TRAY ASY,NEBS3E,15454 $448.53 6/8/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesFTA2S#SCA044803D9 EXHIBlT Page 1 of 3 g , Direct Communications Broadband Equipment List Manufacturer/Provider NIodel or ID No.Cost Dates Installed County Locations 0ÁYLIY Ö.&SONS,INC FT6ERÄi 190,260.00 7/20/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties DAYLEY,lD,&SONS,INC PULL FIBER INTO DUCTINVOICE $2,530.30 1/4/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties DAYLEY,J.D.&SONS,INC INVOICE 8819fiber cable into duct,$4,797.65 1/29/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Countiessplice DAYLEY,J.D.&SONS,INC fiber into duct,trench,INVOICE 8828 $34,816,05 3/23/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties DAYLEY,J.D.&SONS,INC 2"INTERDUCT,COUPLERS,STEEL $60,415.10 5/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesPIPE,TERRA TAPE FIBER OPTIC INSTALLMTRL INVOICES 8855,56, 57,58,61,62,77 DAYLEY,lD.&SONS,INC INTERDUCT,COUPLERS INVOICE $6,567,06 5/23/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties8854,8880 DAYLEY,J.D.&SONS,INC INVOICE 72001 $196,260.00 7/20/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties DAYLEY,J.D.&SONS,INC BFC,BM,UD 1.25",1.5",2",$226,945.50 10/10/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties3"INVOICE 8915 DAYLEY,J.D.&SONS,INC 2"INTERDUCT SDR9 INVOICE 8989 $1,846.15 11/6/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties DAYLEY,J.D.&SONS,INC FIBER CABLE,INTERDUCT $368,705.33 12/21/01 GRAYBAR 4 OFFICE REPEATER IOR7231LW $1,359.75 3/23/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties GRAYBAR 30FFA 0019,AABO611 BATTERY $34,518.75 4/12/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesTRAY,BATTERY SYSTEM GRAYBAR INTEREXCHG CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT $1,443.62 5/10/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesRECTIFIER1MR28H54BV HARP ENGINEERING,INC.FIBER CABLE ENGINEERING $178,444.39 1/29/01 -12/06/01 Bannock,Bingham,Bonneville,Caribou,CONSTRUCTION,INSTALLATION and PnWPr Counhes HARP LINE CONSTRUCTORS FIBER CABLE INTERDUCT &$13,999.00 4/12/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesHANDHOLESINSTALL HIGH TECH FIBER OPTICS FIBER CABLE 96 count in Paris,24 $3,500.00 2/8/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiescountinMink POWER &TELEPHONE SUPPLY DIGITAL SUBSCR CARRIER EQPMT 2 $1,582.26 4/26/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesREPEATERMDSLCARDS3050100 POWER &TELEPHONE SUPPLY INTEREXEC CIRCUIT EQ-DIGITAL $2,381.40 9/25/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesMDSL2-OH MULTIRATE DIGITAL LsUB 3000101 POWER &TELEPHONE SUPPLY REPEATER MDSL HOUSING 3050016 $275.27 5/7/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties POWER &TELEPHONE SUPPLY FIBER FO-155 TRANSCEIVER $21,576.45 12/12/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties3030010;10 OF 8 CHANNEL POTS CARD REMOTE 4000011 POWER &TELEPHONE SUPPLY CABINET W/MS2 RDT144MS2;42 AH $7,927.50 12/26/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesBATTERYH;SPC-R/RC SHELF POWER CARD 20HZ SILVER STAR TELEPHONE CO.INTEREXCHG CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT $6,313.76 5/10/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesRADIODETECTIONLOCATESYSTEM FOR EASTERN IDAHO FIBER PROJECT:FILTERRS,2-WAY,4-WAY, RELAY SPRINT NORTH SUPPLY DIGITALSUBSCR CARRIER EQPMT:$1,575.00 8/22/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou CountiesMINILINEREPEATER621155-000-003 SPRINT NORTH SUPPLY INTEREXCHG CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT:$1,619.10 3/23/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Count¡esT1CSUACEWPWRSUPPLY MFG1200022L2,A34A6859, A34A6872,A34A6908,A34A7472 TELEPHONE SWITCHING DISTRIB DIGITAL SUBSCR CARRIER EQPMT:$835.17 6/22/01 Bannock,Power,and Carib15WP20DLINECARDS TELEPHONE SWITCHING DISTRIB DIGTTAL SUBSCR CARRIER EQPMT:$707.05 7/20/01 Bannock,Power,and c EXH BIT10WP10D Page 2 of 3 Direct Communications Broadband Equipment List Manufacturer/Provider Model or ID No.Cost Dates Installed County Locations TELEVHOÑËSWITCHING DISTRIB ØÏÖÏÏAEŠÙËSCRCARRIËRTQPMT:*2,4õ4.99 8/22ÌÕi Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties40T1ALCOTELREPEATERS621155-non-nrn TELEPHONE SWITCHING DISTRIB DIGITAL SUBSCR CARRIER EQPMT;$835.95 10/10/01 Bannock,Power,and Caribou Counties15WP20DDUALSPCURTLINE CARDS TOTAL $1,692,443.69 EXHIBIT Page 3 of 3