20030116Minute Order.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
January 16 2003
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF REVOKING TELERA
COMMUNICATIONS' AUTHORITY TO
PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.MINUTE ORDER
CASE NO. GNR- T -03-
On October 18, 2000, Telera filed an Application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity in Case No. GNR-00-35. On June 19, 2001 , the Commission
granted Telera s Application and found that the Certificate should be issued subject to the
posting of a $25 000 bond. Order No. 28751.
On January 3 , 2003 , Staff received an e-mail from Tony Cooke, Telera s former
regulatory consultant. The e-mail stated that "Telera Communications, Inc. is no longer in
business and never conducted operations in the state of Idaho. Please update your records
accordingly.In a telephone conversation with Staff, Mr. Cooke indicated that Telera
Communications no longer exists and resigned its California corporate registration in September
2002. Steve Lo, Controller of Telera Communications' parent company, Telera Inc., further
advised Staff that Telera Communications was sold to Global Technologies on February 8, 2002.
Mr. Lo requested that T elera Communications' existing price list on file be removed and that
Telera s authority to provide local dial tone be cancelled. Mr. Lo reiterated that no customers in
Idaho will be affected from the removal of the price list.
Staff presented this matter to the Commission at its January 13 , 2003 decision
meeting. Although its Application was approved by the Commission, Telera Communications
never received a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity because the Company did not
provide evidence that it had posted the required $25 000 bond. Staff recommended and the
Commission approved revocation of Telera Communications' authority to provide local
exchange telecommunications services. Consequently, any authority previously given by the
Commission to Telera Communications to provide local exchange telecommunications services
is considered revoked. The Commission also finds that Telera s long distance price list should
be removed from the Commission s active files.
MINUTE ORDER
DATED at Boise, Idaho this I(,,'/f--day of January 2003.
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
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Commission Secretary
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