20030612Amendment.pdf

Lance J.M. Steinhart, P.
Attorney At Law
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June 9, 2003
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
Ms. Jean D. Jewell
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Secretary
472 West Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Re: Covista, Inc.
Docket No. GNR-03-
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Pursuant to staff request, enclosed please find for filing an original and three (3) copies of
Covista, Inc. 's amended Page 3 of the Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity to Provide Resold and Facilities-Based Local Exchange as well as revised tariff sheets
6 and 70.
I have also enclosed an extra copy of this letter to be date stamped and returned to me in
the enclosed, self-addressed, postage prepaid envelope.
If you have any questions or if I may provide you with any additional information, please
do not hesitate to contact me.
~espectfully submitted
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Legal Assistant to Lance J.M. Steinhart
Attorney for Covista, Inc.
cc:A. John Leach
The names and addresses of Applicant's Officers and Directors are:
Officers:
A. John Leach President & CEO
Thomas P. Gunning CFO, Treasurer & Secretary
Kevin Alward Chief Operating Officer
Directors:
A. John Leach
Kevin Alward
Henry G. Luken
Leon Genet
Jay 1. Miller
Donald Jones
W. Thorpe McKenzie
Nicholas Merrick
Covista Communications, Inc. owns 100% of Covista, Inc.
Each can be reached at Applicant's primary place of business and telephone number as
follows:
Covista, Inc.
721 Broad Street, 2nd Floor
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
[phone]
The Name and Address of Any Corporation, Association, or Similar Organization Holding a
5% or Greater Ownership or Management Interest in Applicant are as follows:
See answer to 4. above.
The names and addresses of Subsidiaries Owned or Controlled by Applicant are as follows:
Not applicable.
COVIST A, INc.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.c. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 1
RULES, REGULATIONS, AND
SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES
APPLICABLE TO END USERS
LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
FURNISHED BY
COVISTA, INc.
721 Broad Street, 2nd Floor
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
[phone]/Customer Service
Tony Barrett, VP of Operations
WITHIN THE STATE OF IDAHO
Issued: May 2, 2003
Issued by:
Effective:
A. John Leach, President
Covista, Inc.
721 Broad Street, 2nd Floor
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
COVISTA, INc.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.c. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 6
SFC'TTON 1 0 - DFFTNTTTONS
For the purpose of this tariff, the following definitions will apply:
Access Line - An arrangement which connects the Customer s location to a carrier s switching center or
point of presence.
Account Codes - Optional, Customer-defined digits that allow the Customer to identify the individual user,
department or client associated with a call. Account Codes appear on the Customer bill.
Advance Payment - Part or all of a payment required before the start of service.
Authorized User - A person, firm, corporation, or any other entity authorized by the Customer to
communicate utilizing the Company s service.
Business - A class of service provided to individuals engaged in business, firms, partnerships, corporations
agencies, shops, works, tenants of office buildings, and individuals practicing a profession or operating a
business who have no offices other than their residences and where the use of the service is primarily or
substantially of a business, professional or occupational nature.
Commission - Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Company or Carrier - Covista, Inc., unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context.
Customer - The person, firm, corporation or other entity which orders, cancels, amends or uses service and is
responsible for payment of charges and compliance with the Company s tariff.
Issued: May 2, 2003
Issued by:
Effective:
A. John Leach, President
Covista, Inc.
721 Broad Street, 2nd Floor
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
COVISTA, INc.
Local Exchange Services
TARIFF P.c. No. 2- Telephone
Original Page 70
SFC'TTON 170 FXC'HANCF ARFAS
12.Exchange Areas (RC=Rate Class)
EXCHANGE EXCHANGE EXCHANGE
American FallsBancroft BlackfootBlissBoiseBuhl
Burley Caldwell Castle ford
Caumil Cottonwood CraigmontDietrichDowney
Eden Emmet t Glenns Ferry
Gooding Grace Grangeville
Hagerman Hailey Idaho City
Idaho Falls Jerome
Kamiah Ketchum KimberlyKooskiaKunaLapwai
Lava Hot Springs Lewiston McCammon
Me lbaMeridianMiddletonMontpelierMountain Horne Murtaugh Nampa
New Acres New Plymouth Nez Perce
Oxbow ParisPayettePocatelloPreston
Rexburg Rigby RirieRobertsSt.Anthony Shelley
Shoshone Soda Springs StanleyStarTwinFallsWeiser
Wendell
Issued: May 2, 2003
Issued by:
Effective:
A. John Leach, President
Covista, Inc.
721 Broad Street, 2nd Floor
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402