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ldaho Public Utilities Gommission
P.0. Box 83720, Boise,lD 83720-0074
C.L. Butch Otter, Governor
Paul Kjellander, Commissioner
Marsha Smith, Commissioner
Kristine Raper, Commissioner
September 21,2015
Marlene H. Dortch
Office of the Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 l2th Street, SW, Room TW-A306
Washington, DC 20554
Universal Service Administration Company
Vice President, High Cost and Low Income Division
2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Re: CC Docket No. 96-45lWC Docket No. l0-90, Annual State Certification of Support for
Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. $ 54.314.
Pursuant to the requirements of 47 C.F.R. S 54.314, the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission hereby certifies to the Federal Communications Commission and the Universal
Service Administrative Company that the telecommunications carriers listed on the attachment to
this letter are eligible to receive the federal high-cost support for the program years cited.
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission certifies for the carriers listed (see attached) all
federal high-cost support provided to such carriers within Idaho was used in the preceding
calendar year (2014) and will be used in the coming calendar year (2016) only for the provision,
maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended.l
Sincprely, ,1/h// f,1 d u /f,i r,,n, r.,'c
Grace Seaman
Utilities Analyst
208.334.0352
grace. seaman@puc. idaho. eov
Attachment
147 C.F.R. 5 5a.313(a) ("Certification, States that desire eligible telecommunications carriers to receive support
pursuant to the high-cost program must file annual certifications with the Administrator and the Commission
stating that all federal high-cost support provided to such carriers within that State was used in the preceding
calendar year and will be used in the coming calendar year only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of
facilities and services for which the support is intended. High-cost support shall only be provided to the extent that
the State has filed the required certification pursuant to this section.")
472 West Washington Street, Boise l0 83702
Telephone: (208) 334-0300 Facsimile: (208) 334-3762
ETC CARRIERS CERTIFIED BY THE IDAHO PUC
September 21,2015
CARRIER SAC
Albion Telephone Company, Inc. dlbla ATC Communications
Cambridge Telephone Company, Inc.
CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. d/b/a CenturyTel
CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. d/b/a CenturyTel
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho d/b/a Frontier
Communications of Idaho
CTC Telecom, Inc. dlbla CTC Wireless
Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Custer Telephone Broadband Services, LLC
Direct Commun ications-Rockland
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Filer Mutual Telephone Company
Fremont Telcom, Inc. (SAC-USAC internalcode: 473333)
Frontier Com m un ications Northwest Inc, (f lW a Y erizon Northwest, Inc. )
Gold Star Communications, LLC d/b/a Silver Star Wireless
lnland Cellular
Inland Telephone Company
Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. d/b/a MTE Communications
Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (flWa AT&T Mobility and Edge Wireless)
Nexus Communications, Inc.
Oregon-ldaho Utilities, Inc.
Potlatch Telephone Company, Inc. dlbla TDS Telecom
Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc.
Qwest Corporation dlblaCenturyLink QC (Northern ldaho)
Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (Southern ldaho)
Rural Telephone Company
Silver Star Telephone Company/Columbine Telephone Company
Syringa Wireless, LLC
(Nontribaland Tribal)
*SAC is a mini-pooler under two company names.
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479009
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479019
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479011
479007
472423
472226
472227
479006
479017
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472231
475162
475103
472233
472295*
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