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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140501final_order_no_33029.pdfOffice ofthe Secretary Service Date May 1.2014 BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF UPDATING THE LIST ) OF TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS )CASE iSO.GNR-T-14-04 AUTHORIZEJ)TO OPERATE IN IDAHO ) )ORDER NO.33029 _________________________________________________________________________________________ ) The Commission’s Rule 18.02 provides a means of updating the list of utilities operating in Idaho and subject to the Commission’s annual regulatory fee.IDAPA 31.01.01.018.02.More specifically,telephone corporations that ‘fail to pay their special regulatory fees,are no longer conducting business in Idaho,and thu to maintain a designated agent for service with the Commission Secretary ...may be administratively removed from the list of utilities....“Id.At our decision meeting on March 31.2014,Staff provided a list of telephone corporations that met the criteria mentioned above.For most if not all of these telephone corporations,Staff further asserted that these corporations were no longer registered with the Idaho Secretary of State to conduct business in Idaho.Based upon Staff’s recommendation,the Commission finds that it is appropriate to administratively remove these telephone corporations from the list of registered utilities authorized to provide telecommunications service in Idaho. BACKGROUND Idaho Code §s5 61-1001 and 62-611 provide that each telephone corporation subject to the Commission’s Title 61 or Title 62 jurisdiction pay an annual regulatory fee “to defray the amount to be expended by the Commission for expenses in supervising and regulating the public utilities.”On or before April 1 of each year,each telephone corporation is required to report its gross operating revenue from intrastate business in Idaho for the preceding calendar year.Idaho Code §61-1003.Each telephone corporation then pays its proportioned regulatory fee to the Commission in two equal semi-annual installments.Idaho Code §6 1-1005. Commission Rule 16.03 requires that all utilities (including telephone corporations) designate a person as their agent in Idaho to be served with summons and complaints.IDAPA 3 1.01.01.016.03.More specifically,telephone corporations ‘shal1 be responsible for maintaining on file with the Commission Secretary the current name,mailing address and e-mail address of ORDER NO.33029 1 the person designated as the agent to receive service.”Id.Other Commission rules and Orders require that telephone corporations file with the Commission their principal business address within Idaho and,if not incorporated in Idaho,then a Certificate of Authority from the Idaho Secretary of State and the Secretary of State where the corporation or business entity is registered.See Rules 111,112,114;Commission Order No.26665. Rule 16.01 also provides that documents issued by the Commission may be served by mail on the agent for service of process listed in Rule 16.03.Service by mail constitutes due and timely notice to the telephone corporation and no further service is necessary to bind the corporation.IDAPA 31.01.01.16.01. Commission Staff alleges that the telephone corporations listed in the Attachment to this Order have failed to pay their regulatory fee for one or more years.Commission Staff maintains that it forwarded the annual assessments to each company at its address on file with the Commission Secretary.When the assessment notices went unanswered,Commission Staff attempted to verify whether the telephone corporations were still operating in Idaho.Idaho law requires that all business entities have a registered agent for service.Staff further reported that the Secretary of State’s list of business entities authorized to conduct business in Idaho currently shows that most if not all of these telephone corporations have had their Certificates administratively revoked,cancelled or withdrawn. COMMISSION FINDINGS After reviewing Staffs report and recommendations,we find that the companies indicated in the Attachment to this Order have failed to:1)pay their regulatory assessment(s);2) maintain current mailing addresses;and 3)maintain a designated agent for service with the Commission Secretary.Based upon information obtained from the Secretary of State’s office, we also conclude that these telephone corporations are no longer authorized to conduct telephone business in Idaho.Consequently,we find it is appropriate to remove these companies from our list of telephone utilities,and these companies are precluded from providing telecommunications services in Idaho.Based upon their failure to pay their regulatory fees as required by law,we also find it is appropriate to cancel their tariffs,price lists,and Certificates (where issued). This Order becomes effective 21 days after the service date of this Order.If prior to the effective date of this Order,any of the listed telephone corporations pay their delinquent regulatory fees and update their necessary information,then it may be appropriate for these ORDER NO.33029 2 corporations and Staff to enter into a Consent Agreement pursuant to Rule 58,IDAPA 31.01.01.058. ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the telephone corporations listed in the Attachment to this Order are prohibited from providing telecommunications services in Idaho.These companies shall be removed from the list of authorized telephone corporations. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall become effective 21 days from the service date of this Order.When this Order becomes effective,the telephone corporations listed in the Attachment shall no longer be authorized to provide telecommunications services in Idaho and their tariffs,price lists,and Certificates (where issued)shall be cancelled. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission Secretary serve this Order upon all incumbent and competitive local exchange companies. 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-T-14- 04 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.Within seven (7)days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See Idaho Code §6 1-626. ORDER NO.33029 3 DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise.Idaho this 3O day of April 2014, Pi\l.KJFIJ.ANDER.PRESIDENI’ ATTEST: ommission Secretary MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER bls/O:GNR-T-I 4-O4dh MACK A.RED ORDER NO.33029 4 As s e s s m e n t Co m p a n i e s No Lo n g e r in Bu s i n e s s wi t h Ba l a n c e Du e Up d a t e d 4/ 2 4 / 2 0 1 4 Ac r o n y m Na m e PU C CE R T I F I C A T E Am e r i c a n Cy b e r Co r p o r a t i o n At C a l l In c Am e r i c o m Te c h n o l o g i e s In c At l a s Co m m u n i c a t i o n s LT D AC C X X Co m u n i c a t i o n s LL C Ad v a n c e d Te l e c o m In c Am e r i c a n Fa r m Bu r e a u In c Am e r i c a n Fi b e r Sy s t e m s In c Al l Id a h o LL C Al t e r n a t e Co m m u n i c a t i o n s Te c h n o l o g y In c Al I c o m US A In c Al t i c o m m In c AC S I Lo c a l Sw i t c h e d Se r v i c e In c Am e r i c a n Di a l To n e In c AC O M M In c An d i a m o Te l c o m LL C Al l - S t a r Ac q u i s i t i o n Co r p o r a t i o n As i a Ta l k Te l e c o m In c Am e r i c a n Te l e c t r o n i c s Lo n g Di s t a n c e In c At l a n t i c Te l e p h o n e Co In c Am e r i c a n Te l Gr o u p In c AC T Te l e c o m In c Ad v a n c e d Te l e m a n a g e m e n t Gr o u p In c Am e r i v o n LL C Al p h a Te l - C o r n In c Ba k Co m m u n i c a t i o n s LL C Be l l At l a n t i c Ne t w o r k Da t a In c Ba s i c p h o n e In c Br i t t a n Co m m u n i c a t i o n s In t e r n a t i o n a l Co r p Be l l e r u d Co m m u n i c a t i o n s LL C Gr i z z l y Te l e p h o n e BL C Ma n a g e m e n t LL C BL T Te c h n o l o g i e s In c / MC I Di a l - T h r u Bl a c k s t o n e Co m m u n i c a t i o n s Co Ba m b i RV Pa r k Bl a m e We l l s Co m b i n e d Bi l l i n g Co r p o r a t i o n Co n s o l i d a t e d Bi l l i n g Pr o v i d e r LL C C/ B Te l CC C I D . 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