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Home My WebLink About20150130Citizens Telecommunications of Idaho 555.pdfffir* January 28,2015 Mrs. Jean Jewell Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 47 2 W est Washington Street Boise, ID 83720 RE: Annual Eligibility Re-Certification of Lifeline Subscribers Dear Mrs. Jewell: Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho d/b/a Frontier Communications of Idaho (Study Area Code 474427) and Frontier Communications Northwest, Inc (Study Area Code 472416) herein after referred to as "Frontier" hereby provides a copy of its Annual Lifeline Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Certification FCC Form 555 in compliance with 47 CFR 54.416 as adopted by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in its Lifeline Reform Order, FCC 12-11, released February 6,2012. Section 54.416(b) requires eligible telecommunication carriers (ETCs) to annually provide the results of their re-certification efforts performed pursuant to Section 54.410 (f) to the FCC and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). ETCs are also required to provide the results of their re-certification efforts to state commissions and relevant tribal govemments. If you have any questions, please contact me at (916) 686-3588 or by email at joe.chicoine@ftr.com. ly Submitted, Chicoine Manager, Regulatory Enclosures cc: Renee Willer Compliance and Reporting ta': ia i: l' ' "I +t - / L_ I - ?BlI Jf,il 3n Pli t2: 22 9260 E.Stockton Blvd. 1[ j':,i i--,- -: ; ,] , , ,,:,' , l ElkGrove' ce ssblnlLlilii j -; r''l=r'.r 'ri'-'tc FCC Form 555 November 2014 Approved by OMB 3060-08 I 9 Annual Lifeline Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Certification Form All carriers must cornplete all or portions of all sections Form must be submitted to USAC and filed with the Federal Communications Commission IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Deadline: January 31il (Annually) Does the reporting company have affiliated ETCs? Yes @l No [d Provide a list of all ETCs that are afiliated with the reporting ETC, using page 4 and additional sheets if necessary. Affiliation shall be determined in accordance with Section 3(2) of the Communications Act. That Section defines "afiliate" as "a person that (directly or indirectly) owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person." 47 U.S.C. S 153(2). See also 47 c.r.R. $ 76.r200. Affiliated ETC's SAC Affiliated ETC's Name -- See attached worksheet - For purposes of this filing, an officer is an occupant of a position listed in the article of incorporation, articles of formation, or other similar legal document. An officer is a person who occupies a position specified in the corporate by- laws (or partnership agreement), and would typically be president, vice president for operations, vice president for finance, comptroller, treasurer, or a comparable position. If the filer is a sole proprietorship, the owner must sigr the certification. Section l: Initial Certification All ETCs must complete this section I certify that the company listed above has certification procedures in place to: A) Review income and program-based eligibility documentation prior to enrolling a consumer in the Lifeline program, and that, to the best of my knowledge, the company was presented with documentation of each consumer's household income and/or program-based eligibility prior to his or her enrollment in Lifeline; and/or B) Confirm consumer eligibility by relying upon access to a state database and/or notice of eligibility from the state Lifeline administrator prior to enrolling a consumer in the Lifeline program. I am an officer of the company named above. I am authorizsdto make this certification for the Study Area Code listed above. Initial jcm 474427 Study Area Code (SAC) (An Eligible Telecommunications Carrier @TC) must provide a certificationformfor each SAC through which it provides Lifeline service). ID CITIZENS TELECOMM CO OF IDAHO State Frontier Communications of ldaho ETCName Frontier Communications Corporation DBA, Marketing or Other Branding Name(lf same as ETC naie, list " N/A " Do not leave blankl Holding CompanyName(If same as ETC name, list "N/A" Do not leave blank) FCC Form 555 November 2014 Section 2:Annual Recertification Approved by OMB 3060-08 l9 Do not leave empty blocks. If an ETC has nothing to report in a block, enter a zero A B c D E=(A-B-C-D) Number ofsubscribers claimed on February FCC Form 497 of current Form 555 calendar year (February data month) Number of lines claimed on February FCC Form 497 of current Form 555 calendar year provided to wireline resellers Number of subscribers claimed on the February FCC Form 497 that were initiallv enrolled in the current Form 555 calendar year (These subscribers did not hove Lifeline seruice pior to Jaauary I of the current 555 calendar year.) Nurnber of subscribers de-enrolled E&I to recertification attempt by either the ETC, a state administrator, access to an eligibility database, or by USAC Number of subscribers ETC is responsible for recertifying for current Form 555 calendar year 605 0 4 60 541 F G H = (F_c)I y = 1H+r) Number of subscribers ETC contacted directly to recertify eligibility through attestation Number of subscribers responding to ETC contact Nurrber of non- responding subscribers Number of subscribers responding that they are no longer eligible (This should be a subsa of Block G.) Nurnber of subscribers de- enrolled or scheduled to be de-emolled as a result of non-response or response of ineligibility from ETC recertification attempt 0 0 0 0 0 Recertification Results: K L Number of subscribers whose eligibility was reviewed by state administrator, ETC access to eligibility database, or by USAC Number of subscribers de-enrolled or scheduled to be de-enrolled as a result of finding of ineligibility by state administrator, ETC access to eligibility database, or USAC 541 371 Note'. If any rubscriber was reviewed by an ETC accessing a state database or by a state administrator and subsequently contacted directly by the ETC in an attempt to recertifi eligibility, those subscibers should be listed in Blocks F through J as appropriate and not in Blocl<s K and L. As a result, all subscribers subject to recertification who were not de-enrolled prior to the recertification attempt must be accounted for in Block F or Block K. The total of Block F and Block K should equal the number reported in Block E. support for any Lifeline subscribers for the February I am an officer of the company named above. I am Certification: Based on the data entered above, initial the certification(s) below that apply. Both Certification A and B may apply depending on the recertification procedures in place for the SAC reporting on this form. If Certification C applies, neither Certification A nor B may apply. A.) I certify that the company listed above has procedures in place to recertify the continued eligibility of all of its Lifeline subscribers, and that, to the best of my knowledge, the company obtained sigrred certifications from all subscribers attesting to their continuing eligibility for Lifeline. Results are provided in the chart above in Blocks F through J. I am an officer of the company named above. I am authorized to make this certification for the SAC listed above. Initial AND/OR B.) I certifu that the company listed above has procedures in place to recertify consumer eligibility by relying on: Commrrnitv Action Partnershin Association of ldaho Results are provided in the chart above in Blocks K through L. I am an officer of the company named above. I am authorized to make this certification for the SAC listed above. Initial icm OR C.) I certi$ that my company did not claim federal low income Form 497 data month for the current Form 555 calendar year. authorized to make this certification for the SAC listed above. Initial FCC Form 555 November 201 4 Section 3: De-enroll Percentage Using the data entered in Section 2, complete the chart below tofind the percentage ofsubscibers de-enrolledfor this ETC. 114 = (F+K)11= (J+L)o=(N+M)*100) Number of subscribers that the ETC attemfted to recertify directly q through a state administrator, ETC access to a state database, or by USAC (This should equal the number reported in Black E) Nunrber of subscribers de- enrolled or scheduled to be de. enrolled as a result of non-response or ineligibility Percentage of subscribers de-enrolled or scheduled to be de-enrolled as a result of ineligibility or non-response 541 371 68.58% Section 4: Pre-Paid ETCs All ETCs must complete the appropriate check-box; pre-paid ETCs must complete all of Section 4. Pre-paid ETCs ganerally do not assess or collect a monthlyfeefromtheirLifelinerubscribers. ETCsthatonlyassessafeebildonotcollectsuchfeesarepre-paidETCsandmustcompletethe chart below. Is the ETC Pre-Paid?Yes [@ No [G[ lf Yes, record the number of subscibers de-enrolledfor non-usage by month in Block Q below Signature Block Approved by OMB 3060-08 I 9 P o Month Subscribers De-Enrolled for Non-Usase Januarv 0 February 0 March 0 April 0 Mav 0 June 0 July 0 Auzust 0 September 0 October 0 November 0 December 0 Total Subscribers 0 By signing below, I certify that the company listed above is in compliance with all federal Lifeline certification procedures. I am an officer of the company named above. I am authorized to make this certification for the Study Area Code (SAC) listed above. Jessica C. Matushek, Director,Signed, Accounting Certified Online Signature of Officer i essica.matushek@,ftr.com Email Address of Officer Cassandra Guinness Person Completing This Certification Form Printed Name and Title of Officer 01t28t20't5 Date 585-777-4557 Contact Phone Number 3 FCC Form 555 November 2014 Approved by OMB 3060-08 I 9 Affiliated ETCs SAC Name 250306 Frnntier (-nmmrrninqfinnc nf A lqhqmq I I C 250301 Frontier Cnmmrrnicatinnq Lamgr Cnrrnfv LLC 250i I 8 Frontier Communications of fhe Sorrfh T.LC 2l0i l 8 F'rontier Commrrnicntions of the Sorrfh T.T.C 454425 ]ITTZF.NS I ITII.ITItr,S CO 452172 CITIZENS UTILITIES RT]RAI, TET, CO 4s2302 Frontier Communications of the Southwest Inc. 54 I 863 Frontier Communications of the Southwest Inc. \\)70)Frnntipr f-nmm r rninqf innc nf tha Qnr rfhrrraot 454449 NAVAJO COMM CO 504449 NAVAJO COMM CO 494449 NAVA IO COMM CO 542308 C TTZENS TF,I,F,COMM CO OF CA 542315 C TIZENS TF,I,F,COMM CO OF CA 544342 C TIZF,NS TEI,ECOMM CO OF CA 543402 C TIZENS TELECOMM CO OF CA s42344 Frnnfier (-nmmrrnicafinns \l/eef (-nqef Inn 220362 Frontier Cnmmrrnicatinns of Fciffinrrnt LL(- 220387 Frnntier Cnmmrrninatinnq nf Genroia LI C 151 1)1 Frontier Cnmmrrninctinns nf Inwq Inc 4744)7 CITIZENS TEI,ECOMM CO OF IDAHO 341 183 CITIZENS TEI, OF II,I,INOIS INC 34 1 055 F'rnnfier (-nmmrrninqfinnc - I\firllqnrl Inn 340998 Frnntier Cnmmrrninefinnc nf DePrrc Inc 34 038 Frontier Communications of Illinois Inc. 34 0l Frontier Commrrnications of I-akeside Tnc 34 061 Frontier Communications of Mt. Pulaski Inc. 34 067 Frontier Communications of Orion Inc. 34 073 Frontier Communications - Prairie Inc. 34 079 Frontier Communications - Schuvler Inc. 34 015 Frontier North Inc. 34 036 320772 Frontier North nc 320779 Frontier North nc 3 1069s Frontier Nnrth na 3006 I s Frontier North nc 330886 Frontier North nc 343035 Frontier Communications of the Carolinas Inc. 230479 Frontier Communications of the Carolinas Inc. 230509 Frnntier Cnmmunicatinnc of the Cernl ncs Inn 240479 Frontier Communications of the Carolinas Inc. 240526 Frontier Communications of the Carolinas Inc. 320750 Frontier Communications of Indiana Inc. 320828 Frontier Communications of Thomtown Inc. 323034 Frontier Midstates Inc. 3 13033 Frontier Midstates Inc. 3 1 0682 Frnntiar Cnmmrrnicatinns nf Michioan Inc 300682 Frnntier Cnmmrrnicefinns nf Michioqn Inc 361123 CITIZENS TEI, OF MINNESOTA 367123 CITIZENS TEL OF MINNESOTA 3060-08 I 9 Affiliated ETCs SAC Name 761767 F'rnnf i er (-nmm r rn i cqf innc nf IVI i nneenf q Inn 280450 Frnntier (-nmmrrnicafions nf IVliscissinni Inc 484322 CTT ZF,NS Ttr,I,tr,COMM CO OF MONTANA 37 1 128 CIT ZENS TEL OF NEBRASKA 554431 CIT ZENS TEI, COMPANY 554432 CIT ZENS TEI, COMPANY 154572 CIT ZENS TEI,ECOMMI INICATIONS COMPANY OF I 5453i CIT ZENS TEI,ECOMMI INICATTONS COMPANY OF 1 54574 (-ITITtrNS TtrI F(-r)MMI INI(-ATIr)NS (-NMPANY r)F I 150072 Frontier Communications of AuSable Vallev Inc. I50100 Fronfier Cnmmrrnicetions of Neu/ Ynrk Inc 1 501))Frnnf icr (-nmmrrninqfinnc nf Qpnpcq (lnrhqm Tnn 150128 Frnnficr (-nmmrrninqfinnc nf Qrrlrrqn I qVc lna I 50121 Frontier Telenhone of Rochester Inc. I 501 l0 OGDEN TEI,EPHONE COMPANY 53340 I CITIZENS TEI,ECOMM CO OF OREGON 170161 Commnnwee'lth Telenhnne Cnm nqnr 170149 Frontier Communications of Breezewood LLC 170152 Frontier Communications of Canton LLC 11o'.t1R E'rnnficr (-nmmrrnincfinnc nf I olrcrrrnnrl I I C 110194 Frnnfiar (-nmmrrninqfinnc nf ncrrrorrn f,lirzer I I O 170168 F'rnnfier Cnmmrrninafions nf Pennsrrlrraniq I I (- 294336 CITIZENS TE,I, OF TENNE,SSEE I,T,C 290580 CITIZENS TEI- OF VOLT]NTEER STATE 504429 CITIZENS TELECOMM CO OF UTAH 472416 Frnnfier (-nmmrrnicqfinnc Nnrfhrrrpst Inn 532416 Frontier Communications Northwest Tnc 522416 Frontier Communications Northwest Inc. 522449 Frontier Communications Northwest Inc. 330912 Frontier Communications of Mondovi LLC 330967 Frontier Communications of Virooua LLC 330964 330944 Frontier Communications - St. Croix LLC 330870 RHINELANDER TEL CO 33089 I Rhinelander Tpl Cn 330940 Rhinelqnder Tel Cn 330941 Rhinelander Tel Co 200271 CITIZENS MOUNTAIN STATE TEL 204338 Citizens Mountain State Tel 204339 Cifizens Morrntain Stefe TPI 205050 Frontier West Virsinia Inc. I 35200 The Southem New Ensland Teleohone Comaonv