20201204Final_Order_No_34853.pdf

ORDER NO. 34853 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 4, 2020
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On September 8, 2020, Easton Telecom Services, L.L.C. (“Company”) applied for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) to provide resold basic local exchange
telecommunication services in Idaho. On October 5, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of
Application and Notice of Modified Procedure setting comment and reply deadlines. Commission
Staff filed comments. The Company did not file reply comments.
Having reviewed the record, the Commission issues this Order approving the
Company’s Application as follows.
THE APPLICATION
The Company is an Ohio limited liability company authorized to do business in Idaho
as a foreign corporation. It plans to provide resold basic local exchange telecommunication
services to business customers. The Company has an existing interconnection agreement with
CenturyLink. The Company plans to offer service in CenturyLink’s service territory.
THE COMMENTS
Staff filed the only comments, and recommended the Commission approve the
Application. After reviewing the Company’s Application, Staff believes the Company possesses
the requisite financial, managerial, and technical qualifications to provide telecommunication
services, and believes the Company understands the Commission’s rules and requirements related
to the provision of telecommunication services in Idaho. Therefore, Staff recommends approval of
the Application, subject to five conditions. The Company must 1) comply with the North American
Number Plan Administrator requirements; 2) comply with all reporting and contribution
requirements prescribed by the Idaho Universal Service Fund, Idaho Telecommunications Relay
System, and Idaho Telecommunications Service Assistance Program, and must comply with all
future reporting requirements deemed appropriate by the Commission for competitive
IN THE MATTER OF EASTON TELECOM
SERVICES, L.L.C.’S APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
EXCHANGE SERVICE IN IDAHO
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CASE NO. ETS-T-20-01

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telecommunications providers; 3) file with the Commission a final price list outlining its rates,
terms, and conditions before issuance of its CPCN; 4) provide the Commission with three reports
during the next twelve months, indicating the number of basic local exchange customers it has and
the services being offered; and 5) recognize that if the Company is not providing basic local
exchange service by the time the third report is due, the Commission by its own motion will revoke
the Company’s CPCN.
DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS
Based on our review of the record, we find that the Company’s Application complies
with the requirements to obtain a CPCN. Rule of Procedure 114 sets the requirements that
competitive local exchange carriers—such as the Company—must satisfy to obtain a CPCN.
IDAPA 31.01.01.114. We find that the Company has satisfied Rule 114. The Company has
provided all needed information in its Application, including financial information. The Company
also has the financial, managerial, and technical qualifications needed to operate as a
telecommunications service provider, and it has reviewed and agreed to comply with this
Commission’s rules. We thus find it reasonable to approve the Company’s Application for a
CPCN, subject to these conditions:
1) The Company must comply with North American Number Plan Administrator
requirements.
2) The Company must comply with all reporting and contribution requirements
prescribed by the Idaho Universal Service Fund, Idaho Telecommunications Relay
Services, and Idaho Telecommunications Service Assistance Program, and must
comply with all future reporting requirements deemed appropriate by the
Commission for competitive telecommunications providers.
3) Before issuance of its CPCN, the Company must file with the Commission a final
price list outlining its rates, terms, and conditions.
4) The Company must provide three reports to the Commission indicating the number
of basic local exchange customers it has and the services being offered. These
reports will be due on: March 12, 2021; July 16, 2021; and November 12, 2021. If
the Company fails to provide the three reports, the Company shall relinquish its
CPCN and all telephone numbers it has been assigned, or the Commission by its
own motion will revoke the Company’s CPCN.
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5) If the Company is not providing basic local exchange service by the time the third
report is due, the Commission by its own motion will revoke the Company’s CPCN.

O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s Application for a CPCN is granted
subject to the conditions outlined above.
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. Within seven (7)
days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration. See Idaho Code §§ 61-626 and 62-619.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 4th day
of December 2020.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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