20030312Response.pdf

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Leon L. Nowalsky
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Metairie, Louisiana 70002
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March 11 , 2003
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Ms. Birdelle Brown, Telecom. Analyst
State ofldaho
Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
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RE:Alticomm, Inc. (GNR-03-
Dear Ms. Brown:
Set forth below are Alticomm, Inc.s responses to your request for information dated March 4 2003. The line
of credit submitted herewith is considered confidential, and is not intended for public display. Please use all
efforts to insure that only necessary Staff members are allowed access to this documentation.
1.)The Company s financial statements include references to ServiSense and Cellular LD Phones simply
as an in-house accounting method used to track the revenue generated by these asset acquisitions.
These acquisitions were of assets only, and not of the entire companies, therefore, these are not
subsidiaries of Alticomm, Inc. Alticomm still references the name of the company from whom the
assets were purchased in an effort to analyze the results of each asset acquisition individually. The
reference to Eastern Telephone (Alticomm s previous name) is again used to track the financial
progress of the original business without the new asset acquisitions.
March 2003
Alticomm, Inc.
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The Applicant has an existing line of credit sufficient to provide competitive, high quality service on
an ongoing basis without putting customers at risk. A confidential copy of the line of credit is
submitted in a separate envelope marked as such. In addition, the Applicant is in the process of
obtaining certification on a nationwide basis which has been financial burdensome. The expenses
associated with this endeavor are now nearing an end and operations are being initiated in the newly
certified states. This expansion of operations and simultaneous reduction of expenses is intended to
increase the Applicant's overall financial outlook.
Section 3.3.3 of the Applicant s illustrative tariff has been amended to remove the rate stated for the
federal subscriber line charge.
Section 3.6 of the Applicant's illustrative tariff has been amended to reduce the ITSAP rate.
Please return the additional copy of this filing in the enclosed self-addressed envelope.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Enclosure
cc: James Cornblatt, Alticomm
(cover only)
Alticomm, Inc.
3.3
Idaho P.Ue. No.
Original Sheet 30
Local Exchan2e Services
Idaho Telecommunications Service Assistance Program (IT SAP) (contd.
3.3.3 Lifeline Discounts - applied to tariffed monthly recurring rates and charges for qualifying
residential customers.
Monthly discount (not to exceed the rate charged for the grade of subscribed residential basic
local exchange service) is $3.50.
Additional federal discounts may apply:
Tier I - Monthly service discount equal to the federal subscriber line charge.
Tier 2 - Montly service discount for customers who have received non-federal regulatory
approvals $1.75
Tier 3 - Monthly service discount equal to one half of the amount of any state support up to
a maximum of$I.
Tier 4 - Eligible residents of Tribal Lands may be eligible for discounts of up to $25. This
discount may not bring the local residential rate to below $1.00 per month.
3.4 Linkup Discounts - applied to installation of new service, including line extensions
construction of facilities, etc., but shall not apply to customer premises facilities or equipment.
A service installation cost reduction of 50% up to $30.00.
For an eligible resident of Tribal Lands, an additional reduction of up to $70 may be appolied
to cover 100% of the charges between $60 and $130 assessed for initiating telephone service.
Issued:
By:
January 21 2003
James Cornblatt, Director of Regulatory Affairs
Alticomm, Inc.
115 Shawmut Road
Canton, Massachusetts 02021
Alticomm, Inc.Idaho P.UC. No.
Original Sheet 31
Local Exchan2e Services
Rules
1 Applies to Telecommunication service at the principal residence of the eligible
subscriber/head of household.
2 A household is either an individual living alone or a group of individuals living
together in common living quarters and facilities under such domestic arrangements
and circumstances as to create a single establishment.
The eligible participant can receive assistance with telephone service installation costs
only once at a residential address. However, if the participant moves to a new
address, meets the eligibility criteria and is in good standing with the telephone
service provider, there is no limit to the number of times the participant may receive
assistance with telephone costs.
5.4 Nonrecurring charges to change to or from this program because of change in
eligibility status will be waived.
5 Lifeline service is not available for foreign exchange service. Only one line per
household will qualify for ITSAP discounts.
6 Customers participating in either of these assistance programs must notify the
company of any changes that would affect qualification. Verification of eligibility
will be established by the Department of Health and Welfare and will be reviewed
annually.
3 .7 When the customer is no longer eligible, the discount will be discontinued and regular
tariff rates and charges will apply.
Recoverv
The cost of providing assistance through ITSAP shall be recovered by imposing a monthly
surcharge determined by the Public Utilities Commission and assessed on each line used for
providing residential and business access. Participating ITSAP customers are exempted from
this surcharge.
This amount oflTSAP recovery is determined annually by the Idaho PUc.
The rate is currently $0.10 per line per month. (This rate subject to change upon annual
Commission review.
Issued:
By:
January 21 , 2003
James Cornblatt, Director of Regulatory Affairs
Alticomm, Inc.
115 Shawmut Road
Canton, Massachusetts 02021
CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
WERE INCLUDED IN THIS FILING