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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: NEIL PRICE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2012
SUBJECT: APPLICATION OF FIRST STEP INTERNET, LLC FOR
REGISTRATION AS A WHOLESALE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PROVIDER IN IDAHO, CASE NO. FSI-T-12-01
On October 12, 2012, First Step Internet, LLC (“FSI” or “Company”) filed an
Application, pursuant to Commission Rule 114, IDAPA 31.01.01.114, as clarified in Procedural
Order No. 32277 in Case No. GNR-T-11-01, for registration as a facilities-based provider of
wholesale local telecommunications services within the State of Idaho.
THE APPLICATION
FSI is an Idaho corporation and lists its principal place of business as Moscow, Idaho.
FSI is registered with the Idaho Secretary of State. John Teeter, Route 1, Box 27A, Princeton,
Idaho 83857, is the Company’s Idaho registered agent for service.
FSI states that it has not yet initiated interconnection negotiations with any incumbent
local exchange carriers (ILECs). In the future, the Company intends to initiate negotiations with
Frontier Communications and potentially other ILECs.
FSI claims that it has reviewed all of the Commission rules and agrees to comply with
rules applicable to competitive wholesale providers of local telecommunications services. The
Company has requested a waiver of rules not applicable to such service providers.
FSI acknowledges that, if the Company obtains numbering resources in Idaho, it will
be subject to numbering conservation measures, including mandatory 1,000-block pooling,
donation back to the pool of unused or underutilized 1,000 number blocks, and submission of
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applicable utilization/forecast reports at the 1,000-block level for each rate center within its
service territory.
COMMISSION DECISION
Should FSI’ Application for registration as a wholesale telecommunications provider
be processed through Modified Procedure with a corresponding 21-day comment period?
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