20011221Application.pdf

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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720 gyBoiseIdaho83720-0074
Pursuant to PUC Order NO.28784 Farmers Mutual Telephone Company submits thefollowingapplication.
1.Name and address of applicant including contact person...
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Inc.
A local exchange carrier
Contact person,Robert E.Dempsey
PO Box 1030
319 SW 3rd Street
Fruitland,Idaho 83619
208-452-4241
[e-mail]
2.Identify the area or location where the equipment is installed in Idaho.
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Central Office
209 Iowa Street
Fruitland,Idaho 83619
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Remote Switching Location
SWlst Street
Fruitland,Idaho
3.Describe the type of broadband service(s)offered to the public in Idaho.
The service is Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
4.State the network transmission rate in bits per second at which subscribers to the
relevant broadband network can receive and send...
Our subscribers can receive data at rates up to 1,544,000 bits per second and they
can send at rates up to 544,000 bits per second.
5.Provide a specific list of the equipment or types of equipment that the applicant is
requesting that the Commission determine is "qualified broadband equipment"as
defined in Idaho Code...
Paradyne Equipment.8820-a2-500 Grand Slam,8000-b2-211 MGMT Com
Cards,8312-b2-001 IP MVL Ethernet,5016-al-000 Pspl,s,6024-bl-000 24 portMVL's,NM-la-oc3mm ATM OCS,6310-*a3-200 MVL Bridges
CISCO Equipment.3640's,lNM-1fe-tx Cisco Flash.48 port Switch,
6.Provide the dates or time periods when the broadband equipment was installed in
Idaho.
Installation began in January of 2001 and was completed in March of 2001.
7.Provide a written description (includingbasic schematics or general drawings)of
the relevant broadband network including a description of how the installed
equipment is "an integral part"of a broadband network.
See attached White Paper by manufacturer.
8.Quantifythe percentage and number of potential Idaho subscribers that could be
served with the broadband equipment and the percentage and number of non-
Idaho subscribers that will be/could be served by the broadband network.
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company serves 3660 wire line customers in
Fruitland Idaho and the unincorporated community of Nu-Acres Idaho.The
potential for broadband service with the existing equipment is approximately 30%
or 1090 of our customer base.We have no service area for Broadband outside of
Idaho.
9.Enclose a statement certifying that the applicant has read the applicable statues
for broadband investment income tax credit and the applicant believes that the
subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit under Idaho Code #63-
3029I.
On behalf of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company I have read the applicable
Idaho statues for broadband investment income tax credit and believe that the
subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit under Idaho Code #63-
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Signed before me by Robert E.Dempsey as the Comptroller of Farmers Mutual
one Co y Inc.,this 20 day of December 2001.
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NUMBER OF SLOTS MANAGEMENT SHELF CONCENTRATION MODULE Max Power Dissipation:1,268
.20 slots CONTROL PROCESSOR .Management Port:10Base-T watts
·17 slots available for DSL line Management Port:10Base-T and .Internal ATM Switch Fabric:·Power Wiring:min 8 AWG wire
cards (18 DSL line card slots will RS-232C Modular Architecture at 622 Mbps DIMENSIONS (Hx Wx D)be available with the integration Alarm Management:.Virtual Circuits:8,192 VCs ·24.50 in.x 17.38 in.x 12.00 in.of the MCP card onto the SCM -Chassis LED Major/Minor Alarms .Network Interfaces:(62.82 cm x 44.56 cm x 30.77 cm)card)and Relays -DS3 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTCHASSISLEDS-Fan Alarm Physical Interface:75 ohm coax
-PowerAlarms connector,TX and RX Operating temperature:32°F to·Power A (Green)140°F (0 C to 60°C)Temperature·Power B (Green)STANDARDS -E3 hardened
-Alarm Fan (Yellow)=The Hotwire GranDSLAM and PhyasicalRXnterface:75 ohm coax,·Storage temperature:-40 F to
·Alarm Major (Yellow)related line cards meet or exceed
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;Physical Interface:8 DST ports ·Relative humidity:5%to 95%non-
COMMON ClRCUIT CARDS -G.992.2 (G.lite)-El IMA condensmg
·Management Control Processor -RADSL ANSI TRS9 Physical Interface:8 El ports FAN TRAY
(MCP)-IDSL T1.601 (coax 75 or 120 ohms)·6 fans,redundant with alarms
=Shelf Concentration Module (SCM)-MVL FCC Part 68 -OC3/STM-1
LINE CARDS -ReachDSL ANSI Spectrum Physical Interface:2 SC
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-CSA-22.2 NO.950-M95 (Safety reach to 22.4 mi.,36 km)IP RADSL 12-Port Line Card Standard)LEDS-IP SDSL 24-Port Line Card -ICES-003 Class A (Canadian Sernet TX Activity (Green)IP IDSL 24-Port Line Card Emission Standard)=Ethernet RX Activity (Green)IP ReachDSL 12-Port Line Card -Industry Canada CS-03 Certified ·Ethernet Collision (Amber)TDM SDSL 4-Port Line Card -CE (Safety,Emissions and
=TDM SDSL 8-Port Line Card Immunity)POWER
=TDM HDSL 2-Port Line Card -EN 60950 ·Redundant Power Modules
-ATM SHDSL 24-Port Line Card -CISPR 22 Class A front/rear accessible
.TDM SHDSL 8-Port Line Card -FCC Part 15 Class A lnput Power:-42.0 to -57.0 V DC
-EN 55022;T1.601;IEC 801-2;Max current:35 amps/typical 30
IEC 801-3;IEC 801-4 amps
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Specifications subject to change without notice;see ParadyneWeb Site for the most current information.
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Office of the Secretarv
Service Date ~
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES CO S
ly ,2 1
IN THE MATTER OF THE ISSUANCE OF A )GÍVens PgPROCEDURALORDERTOFACILITATETHE)CASE NO.GNR-T-Jf-98 LLPREVIEWOFAPPLICATIONSTODETERMINE)WHETHER BROADBANDEQUIPMENTMEETS )THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSFOR )ORDERNO.28784INVESTMENTTAXCREDITS.)
Earlier this year the Legislature enacted and the Governor signed House Bill 377authorizingincometaxcreditsfortheinstallationofqualifyingbroadbandinfrastructurein
Idaho.Idaho Code §63-3029B(3)(a)(ii).In particular,Section 63-30291 allows a taxpayer toreceiveaninvestmenttaxcreditforeligiblebroadbandequipmentinstalledbetweenJanuary1,
2001 and December 31,2005.
"Qualified broadband equipment"is defined as those network facilities capable oftransmittingsignalsthatareatarateofatleast200,000 bits per seconds (bps)to a subscriber and
at least 125,000 bps from a subscriber.Idaho Code §63-3029I(3)(b).To be eligible for the tax
credit,the taxpayer must apply and obtain "from the Idaho public utilities commission an orderconfirmingthatinstalledequipmentisqualifiedbroadbandequipment."Idaho Code §63-
3029I(4).This section also provides that the Commission "may issue procedural orders
necessary to implement this section."Id.
PROCEDURALHISTORY
On June 14,2001,the Commission issued a Proposed Order to implement its
responsibilities under the broadband tax credit statute.IDAPA 31.01.01.312.The Proposed
Order identified information that should be contained in an application to determine whether theinstalledequipmentis"qualified"broadband equipment.Persons interested in commenting ontheProposedOrderwereinvitedtosubmitwrittencommentsnolaterthanJuly5,2001.The
Commission received two comments.1 RECE i VED
i On June 28,200 1,Avista Communications petitioned to intervene in this matter.Althoughit filed no comments,Avista's Petition was granted in a separate Order.
ORDERNO.28784 1
No.4 to reflect that it is the network of broadband equipment that must satisfy the transmission
rates set out in Idaho Code §63-3029I(3)(b).
Applicants shall submit the following information in applications when seeking an
Order whether installed equipment is "qualified"broadband equipment.
1.Name and address of applicant including the contact person in theeventtherearequestionsregardingtheapplicationanditscontent.Indicate whether the applicant is a telecommunications carrier,acommercialmobileservicecarrier,a cable or open video operator,asatellitecarrier,or other type of wireless carrier.
2.Identify the area or location where the equipment is installed in Idaho.
3.Describe the type of broadband service(s)offered to the public inIdaho.
4.State the network transmission rate in bits per second at whichsubscriberstotherelevantbroadbandnetworkcanreceiveandsend(download and upload).
5.Provide a specific list of the equipment or types of equipment that theapplicantisrequestingthattheCommissiondetermineis"qualifiedbroadbandequipment"as defined in Idaho Code §63-3029I(3)(b).List the brand,manufacturer,model numbers,or other distinguishingfeaturesoftheinstalledequipment.
6.Provide the date(s)or time period(s)when the broadband equipmentwasinstalledinIdaho.
7.Provide a written description (including basic schematics or generaldrawings)of the relevant broadband network including a descriptionofhowtheinstalledequipmentis"an integral part"of a broadbandnetwork.
8.Quantifythe percentage and number of potential Idaho subscribers thatcouldbeservedwiththebroadbandequipmentandthepercentageandnumberofnon-Idaho subscribers that will be/could be served by thebroadbandnetwork.
9.Enclose a statement certifying that the applicant has read theapplicablestatutesforbroadbandinvestmentincometaxcreditandtheapplicantbelievesthatthesubjectbroadbandequipmentqualifiesforthetaxcreditunderIdahoCode§63-30291.
ORDER NO.28784 3