20091029Comments.pdf

NEIL PRICE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
BARNO. 6864
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2009 OCT 29 PM I: 09
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
ENTELEGENT SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR A )
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE )
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL )
EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS )
SERVICES WITHIN THE STATE OF IDAHO )
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CASE NO. ENT-T-09-1
COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
attorney of record, Neil Price, Deputy Attorney General, and in response to the Notice of
Application and Notice of Modified Procedure issued in Order No. 30915 on October 8, 2009, in
Case No. ENT - T -09-1, submits the following comments.
BACKGROUND
On July 2, 2009, Entelegent Solutions, Inc. ("Entelegent" or "Company") fied an
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold and facilties-
based local exchange telecommunications services and intrastate interexchange (IXC)
telecommunications services throughout the State of Idaho in geographic areas currently served
by Qwest. Entelegent proposes to offer these telecommunications services to business customers.
STAFF COMMENTS 1 OCTOBER 29,2009
As a UNE-P competitive local exchange carer ("CLEC"), Entelegent wil not construct
any facilties within the State of Idaho or incur any additional capital expenditures in order to
provide service within the state.
Entelegent asserts that it has reviewed the Commission rules applicable to CLECs and
interexchange service providers operating in Idaho and agrees to comply with those rules.
STAFF REVIEW
Entelegent is incorporated in North Carolina and is registered in the State of Idaho as a
foreign corporation. The Company identifies Corporation Service Company as its registered
agent for service of process in Idaho.
In its Application, Entelegent states that it intends to offer service through UNE-P
facilties and resale arangements with incumbent local exchange cariers (ILEC). Entelegent
states that it is a start-up company and has not yet initiated operations in any state. It is curently
in the process of applying for local exchange authority in all states, except Alaska and in the
District of Columbia. Entelegent has received authority for local and IXC or IXC only authority
in 23 states.
The Company asserts it has the necessar managerial, technical and financial abilty to
provide local and interexchange telecommunications services. The Company provided a balance
sheet statement as of June, 2009 and a profit and loss statement for May, 2009.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staffhas reviewed the Application for Entelgent and believes the Company understads
and agrees to comply with Commission Rules of Procedure 111 (IDAPA 31.01.01.111) and
Procedural Order No. 26665. Staff believes that the Company possesses the requisite financial,
managerial, and technical qualifications necessar to operate as a provider of telecommunications
services. Staff, therefore, recommends Commission approval of the Application for a Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity subject to the following conditions:
1. Compliance with the Number Pool Administration and Idaho Commission Order No.
30425 mandating number resource utilzation forecast (NRUF) reporting requirements;
2. Contribution to the Idaho Universal Service Fund (USF), Idaho Telecommunications
Relay Service (TRS), Idaho Telephone Service Assistance Program (ITSAP), and any
STAFF COMMENTS 2 OCTOBER 29, 2009
future reporting requirements deemed appropriate for competitive telecommunications
providers;
3. Upon approval of this Application, Entelegent wil issue a final price list under Case
No. ENT-T-09-1, at which time a certificate wil be issued; and
4. The Company agrees that it will relinquish its certificate and any telephone numbers if
it is not doing business within one year of its issuance of a CPCN.
rìi )(~Respectfully submitted this è;'1 /"ay of October 2009.
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Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Grace Seaman
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STAFF COMMENTS 3 OCTOBER 29, 2009
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HA VE THIS 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2009,
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN
CASE NO. ENT-T-09-01, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID,
TO THE FOLLOWING:
CAREY ROESEL CONSULTANT
TECHNOLOGIES MGMNT INC
STE 300
2600 MAITLAND CTR PKWY
MAITLAND FL 32751
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