20020909Filing from Filer Mutual.pdf

State of Idaho )CERTIFICATION BY ELIGIBL o -9 68 05
)ss TELECOMMUNICATION CáÍSHER '
County of Twin Falls )TO FCC ORDER NO.01-157
Affidavit of Business or Corporate Officer
Section 254(e)of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that an eligible
telecommunications carrier receiving federal universal service support "shall use that support only
for the provision,maintenance,and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is
intended."in FCC Order No.01-157 issued May 23,2001,the Federal Communications
Commission concluded "that states should by required to file annual certification with the
Commission to ensure that carriers use universal service support only for the provision,
maintenance and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended,consistent
with Section 254(e)."Fourteenth Report and Order,Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration,
and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No.96-45,and Report and Order in
CC Docket No.00-256,¶l87.Accordingly,the undersigned states and verifies under oath as
follows:
1.I am an officer of Filer Mutual Telephone Companywhich is an eligible
telecommunications carrier for receiving federal universal service support under Section 214(e)of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
2.All federal universal service support funds received by Filer Mutual Telephone
Companyduring the current calendar year will be used in a manner consistent with Section
254(e):that is,for the provision,maintenance,and upgrading of facilities and services for which
the support is intended.The company will continue to comply for the period January 1,2003,
throughDecember 31,2003,to be eligible for federal universal service support.
3.Since we are a Cooperative and are not regulated by the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission,we are providing a selfcertification.
Date l'Sign ure
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ay of y')2002.
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