20031023Final Order No 29365.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 23, 2003
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF REGAL DIVERSIFIED, INC. DBA
REGAL TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
CASE NO. GNR- T -03-
ORDER NO. 29365
On June 26, 2003 , Regal Diversified, Inc. dba Regal Telephone Company filed an
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide resold
services within the State of Idaho. Regal is a reseller of local telephone service and is
incorporated in the State of Montana. Regal is currently doing business in the States of Montana
Arizona, Wyoming and Oregon.
Regal intends to provide local service that must be prepaid for 30-day periods and
will be discontinued when the customer fails to prepay pursuant to a Company reminder. Regal
also intends to provide optional Call Waiting, Caller ID, Non-published Directory Number
Directory Assistance, National Directory Assistance, Last Call Return, Continuous Redial, Voice
Messaging, Three-Way Dialing and Call Trace.
On September 23 , 2003, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice
of Modified Procedure to process Regal's Application. During the written comment period
provided by the Commission, written comments were filed only by the Commission Staff. Staff
noted that Regal is a privately held company that does not hold ownership or management
interest in any other company. Regal provided its balance sheet and profit statement for the
period ending December 31 , 2002. The financial statements show Regal to be solvent with a
78% debt equity ratio. Regal intends to provide service after it receives a CPCN and obtains an
Interconnection Agreement with Qwest Corporation. Staff stated that Regal has met the
Commission s requirements for obtaining a Certificate to provide local service in Idaho.
The Commission finds that Regal Diversified, Inc. dba Regal Telephone Company
has satisfied all the requirements of the Commission s Rules and Procedure Order No. 26665
setting forth all the requirements for an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and
ORDER NO. 29365
Necessity. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to approve the Application of Regal
Diversified, Inc. dba Regal Telephone Company.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application of Regal Diversified, Inc. dba Regal
Telephone Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is granted to enable
the Company to provide local telecommunications services within the State of Idaho.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally
decided by this Order) or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in this Case No. GNR-03-
24 may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order
with regard to any matter decided in this Order or in interlocutory Orders previously issued in
this Case No. GNR-03-24.Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See Idaho Code 9 61-
626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this iwL
day of October 2003.
~O-
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
~ill
D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
bls/O:GNRT0324 ws2
ORDER NO. 29365