20120830Fremont Telecom Company dba FairPoint Communications.pdf

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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
P0 Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Re: Universal Service Fund ETC Certification - 2013
Dear Secretary:
Fremont Telcom Company d/b/a FairPoint Communications, hereby submits the enclosed affidavit and
two-year network improvement plan in support of its use of federal universal funds for 2013 to facilitate
certification by the Commission as contemplated in 47 C.F.R. §54.314.
The amount of federal high-cost support received in 2012 and the anticipated support received in 2013
was and will continue to be used for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and service
for which such support is intended.
Please contact Beth Westman at 207.535.4249 or [e-mail] with any questions or
concerns regarding this filing.
Sincerely,
Patrick L. Morse
Senior VP Governmental Affairs
FairPoint Communications
P: 620-227-4409
F: 620-227-8576
STATE OF MAINE
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
CERTEFICATION BY ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER
OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER PROTECTION,
ABILITY TO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL IN EMERGENCIES,
AND USE OF FEDERAL HIGH-COST SUPPORT.
AFFIDAVIT OF BUSINESS OR CORPORATE OFFICER
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission Order No. 2934 irequires that Eligible TelecommunicationsCarriers certify that it
is compliant with applicable service quality standards and consumer protection rules; and ETCs must demonstrate the
ability to remain functional in emergencies. In addition, the Commission must file an annual certification with the USAC
and the FCC that all federal high-cost support provided to ETCs within the State of Idaho will be used only for the
provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended. Accordingly, the
undersigned states and verifies under oath the following:
I am an officer of Fremont Telcom Company dlb/a FairPoint Communications, an eligible telecommunications carrier for
receiving federal universal service support under section 214(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the state of
Idaho.
I am familiar with the Company's day-to-day operations in the state of Idaho and with the State's service quality standards
and consumer protection rules as set forth in Commission Order No. 29841.
Fremont Telcom Company d/b/a FpirPoint Communications is complying with applicable service quality standards and
consumer protection rules of the Federal Communications Commission and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
I certify to the Commission that the Company is able to remain functional in emergencies as set forth in Commission
Order No. 29841 and in 47 C.F.R. § 54.201(aX2).
I also certify that all federal universal service support funds received by Fremont Telcomn Company d/b/a FairPoint
Communications 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 of January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013, to be eligible for federal universal
service fund support.
This verification and affidavit is provided to be the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to enable the IPUC to certify to the
FCC that federal universal service support received by the eligible carriers in the state will be used in a manner consistent
with Section 254(e) of the Telecommunications Act.
V
Hhael T. Skrivan
Vice President of Regulatory
Fremont Telcom Company
d/b/a FairPoint Communications
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10 day of August, 2012.
Notary/Attorney
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