20020924Filing from Verizon.pdf

Allan T.Thoms
Vice President -Public Policy &
External Affairs -Northwest Region 9 7
1800 -41st Street,WA0101RA
P.O.Box 1003
0 T i 5 CO U S90 N Everett,WA 98206-1003
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
September 23,2002
Ms.Jean D.Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O.Box 83720
Boise,Idaho 83720-0074
Dear Ms.Jewell:
Enclosed for filing is Verizon's Certification of Eligible Telecommunication Carrier
Pursuant to FCC Order No.01-157.
If you should have any questions concerning this matter,please contact Dean Randall at
[phone].
Sincerely,
Allan T.Thoms
Vice President -Public Policy and External Affairs
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Enclosure
State of Washington ,CERTIFICATION BY EL-1BLE
)ss TELECOMMUNICATION CARRIER PURSUANTCountyofSnohomish)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 be 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,¶187.Accordingly,the
undersigned states and verifies under oath as follows:
1.I am an officer of Verizon Northwest Inc.,which is an eligibletelecommunications
(company name)
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 Verizon Northwest Inc.
(company name)
during 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,through December 31,2003,to be eligible for federal universal service
support.
3.This verification and affidavit is provided to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to enable the
IPUC to certify to the Federal Communications Commission that federal universal support received by the eligible
carriers in the state will be used in a manner consistent with Section 254(e)of the Telecommunications Act.
Date Signature
Richard E.Potter,Asst.Secretary
Print Name and Title
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this day of &200
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