20160922Inland Cellular Form 481; Affidavit; Form 555.pdf

September 21, 2016

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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Commission Secretary
472 W. Washington
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074

Re: WC Docket No. 14-58 & PUC Case # GNR-T-16-01 – FCC Form 481-
Carrier Annual Report and Report and Certification Pursuant to IPUC Order
No. 29841

Dear Ms. Jewel:

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), Form
481 that was electronically completed and submitted to the Universal Service
Administrative Company (“USAC”). This submission is for Inland Cellular LLC
(f/k/a Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership), Study Area Code 479007
and includes all attachments that were submitted to USAC and the FCC.

Please review the attached filing and include Inland Cellular LLC in your Annual
Use Certification Letter to USAC and the FCC. If you should have any questions,
please call me at [phone].

Sincerely,

Nathan Weis, President
Inland Cellular LLC

SITE DESCRIPTION 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Teakean Butte TEAKEAN BUTTE
UPGRADE M/W
9,000
Stoney Point STONEY POINT UPGRADE
M/W
22,000
Grangeville GRANGEVILLE UPGRADE 32,000
Mason Butte ADDITIONS TO MASON 225,000 West Twin ADDITIONS TO WEST TWIN 15,000 Julietta JULIETTA CELL SITE 180,000 195,000 5th St ADDITIONS TO 5TH
Orchards East ADDITIONS TO ORCHARDS
Elk Butte ELK BUTTE SITE 20,000 20,000
G St ADDITIONS TO G ST CELL
SITEJuliaitta New Site EVDO M/W 200,000
Potato Hill New Site EVDO M/W 200,000
White Bird New Site EVDO M/W 200,000
Weipe New Site EVDO M/W 175,000
Lenore New Site EVDO M/W 175,000
Carlton Upgrade 40,000
New Site Cell Site and CO Equipment 650,000 650,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 100,000
Total 928,000 2,080,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 100,000
2,356,363 2,450,617 1,655,965 1,648,971 1,643,917 1,676,796
1,214,287 1,262,859 1,611,720 1,760,125 1,922,194 1,960,638
665,862 692,496 348,112 278,673 223,085 227,547
4,236,512 4,405,972 3,615,797 3,687,768 3,789,196 3,864,980
Costs included in Direct Telecommunications Expense above
Roaming Expense 2,850,386 2,964,401 4,569,018 5,262,026 6,086,709 6,208,443
438,303 455,835 519,136 524,328 529,571 540,162
107,995 112,314 127,402 133,772 140,461 143,270
Engineering 6,640 6,906 9,528 10,397 11,346 11,573
2,619,394 2,724,170 2,700,735 2,733,629 2,766,923 2,822,261
882,073 917,356 835,985 821,025 806,333 822,460
Billing Expense 853,892 888,047 843,681 847,006 850,345 867,351
Accounting
Expense
137,548 143,050 158,435 165,037 171,914 175,353
509,253 529,623 626,997 667,791 711,239 725,464
16,216 16,864 18,057 18,599 19,157 19,540
5,690,555 5,918,177 8,646,737 9,403,261 10,020,297 10,220,703
Commercial Building Expenses
Cost of Equipment Sold
As they are known to the Company at the date of this Report, the planned investments and
forecasted expenses related to the Idaho Market (Study Area Code 479007) for the period January 1,
2016 through December 31, 2020, are listed below. We are in the process of upgrading our network
with next-generation LTE 4G technology and have listed those investments in the line below labeled
"LTE 4G Network Deployment". The Company has also listed what is known for the provisioning of
voice services. The Company expects to use all Universal Service Fund support received in order to
fund the expenses related to the provisioning, maintenance and services provided over these
upgraded facilities as well as existing facilities and to service the debt created in order to make these
improvements; improving service quality, coverage and capacity. The Company (SAC 479007)
received zero ($0) in federal high-cost support for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015. The
Company expects that any future Universal Service Fund support will aid the Company's efforts to
continue to upgrade its network and to provide the supported services to all customers and potential
customers.
Universal Service Fund Expense
Mobile Media Expense
Sales and Advertising Expense
Customer Service Expense
General & Administrative Expense
FORECASTED OPERATING EXPENSES
Direct Telecommunications Expense
Plant Operations and Maintenance Expense
Depreciation Expense
Subtotal Operating Expenses
Direct Telecom - Toll Expense
INLAND CELLULAR LLC
IDAHO MARKET ‐ 479007
FIVE YEAR FORECAST ‐ NETWORK ADDITIONS
63,993 66,553 72,550 75,174 77,893 79,451
18,412,760 19,149,270 22,744,059 24,349,814 25,981,384 26,501,011
Tax Expense (Other then Income)
TOTAL PROJECTED OPERATING EXPENSES
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WASHINGTON RSA# 8 LIMITED PARTERNSHIP dlb/a INLAND CELLULAR
and NEZ PERCE TRIBE
This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter ··Agreement"") is between the Nez
Perce Tribe ("·Tribe .. ) and Inland Cellular Telephone Company as general partner of and
on behalf of Washington RSA #8 Limited Pa11nership. dlb/a Inland Cellular ("Inland
Cellular··). a mobile communications provider. This Agreement is intended to outline a
mutual understanding that will mutually benefit both the Tribe and Inland Cellular
through establishing a process for cooperation between Inland Cellular and the Tribe to
enhance the wireless communications across the Nez Perce Tribe's Reservation that is
within the licensed service area of Inland Cellular.
RECITALS
WHEREAS. Inland Cellular owns. operates and maintains a Federal Communications
Commission licensed mobile communications network: and
WHEREAS. the Tribe owns. operates and maintains a not-for-profit fixed wireless
communications network: and
WHEREAS. the Tribe has need to expand its fixed wireless communications coverage
within the boundaries of the Nez Perce Reservation and desires expansion of mobile
communications within the boundaries of the Nez Perce Reservation: and
WHEREAS. Inland Cellular and the Tribe hereby mutually agree that it is desirable to
collaborate in better utilizing the resources of all parties while providing additional
communications capacity within the Nez Perce Reservation; therefore.
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises contained herein. the parties hereto do
mutually understand as follows:
The Tribe:
The Tribe will pursue funding to continue to build-out its fixed wireless equipment
("'infrastructure"') which includes tower locations ("'Sites··) to unserved and underserved
areas across the Nez Perce Reservation.
The Tribe shall maintain its existing and any newly constructed fixed wireless
infrastructure.
The Tribe may resell Inland Cellular·s mobile communications services and establish a
retail outlet within the Nez Perce Reservation. The term .. rese1r· in this context may
mean either becoming an agent of Inland Cellular or becoming a non-facilities based
reseller of mobile communications service. Either ··reseir· option will have a contract
governing the respective details.
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Inland Cellular
Inland Cellular will pursue funding to continue to build-out its mobile communications
equipment ( .. infrastructure··) which includes tower locations ( .. Sites"') to unserved and
underserved areas across the Nez Perce Reservation that are within the licensed service
area of Inland Cellular.
Inland Cellular shall maintain its existing and any newly constructed mobile
communications infrastructure.
The Tribe and Inland Cellular (singularly. Party: collectively. Parties):
In the pursuit of funding to continue the build-out of fixed wireless and mobile
communications infrastructures across the Nez Perce Reservation. the Parties agree to
mutually support each other's endeavors with third party financing. Such support shall
be in the form of written encouragement to third parties and shall not bind or encumber
the other Party monetarily: there shall be no monetary support involving third party
financing which includes but is not limited to letters of credit. loaning. co-signing or
mortgaging.
When funding is established by either Party, the Parties mutually agree to work together
in detennining mutually beneficial Sites for placement of fixed wireless and mobile
infrastructures. If a Site is established by either Parry that has not been agreed lo being
beneficial to the other Party. the other Party shall not be bound to co-locate infrastructure
at that Site. Acknowledgement that a Site is mutually beneficial or not. must be in
writing.
Ownership of any land that is purchased for a Site shall a lways be considered to be
owned by the purchaser of record. The Parties shall each bear the cost (capital
investment. installation, maintenance. etc.) of their respective infrastructure. Co-location
of infrastructure benefits both Parties. Mutually agreed upon co-location rates will be
applied to new Sites.
TERM
This Agreement term shall be five years. The Agreement will be reevaluated prior to
additional fi ve year increments unless either party gives notice of its intent to te1minate
the Agreement. The renewal evaluation shall consider all terms and conditions of the
Agreement. The Agreement may only be modified by written agreement with updated
signatures by both parties.
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TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated only upon 90 days written notice by either party to
the other. and then only because of a breach of the Agreement or because the recited
purpose of the contract becomes inapplicable.
PARTIES
Both parties shall carry out their responsibilities under this Agreement as independent
agencies and neither. by vitiue of this Agreement. shall be regarded as an agent of the
other.
NOTICES
Any notices under this Agreement shall be in w1iting and delivered in person or by public
or private courier service (including the U.S. Postal Service Express Mail) or certified
mail with return receipt requested or by facsimile or by email. All notices shall be
addressed to the parties at the following addresses or at such other addresses as the
patiies may from time to time direct in writing.
For the Tribe:
Nez Perce Tribe Technology Services
120 Bever Grade
P.O. Box 365
Lapwai. ID 83540
Attn: Danae Wilson
Email: danaew(@,nezperce.org
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
For Inland Cellular:
Inland Cellular Telephone Company
I 03 South 211d Street
P.O. Box 688
Roslyn. WA 98941
Attn: .lames K. Brooks
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
j brooksrali nlandnet.com
509-649-2500
509-649-3300
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SEVERABILITY
The terms of this Agreement are severable such that if any term or provision is declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of
the provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties agree to the provisions set forth herein as
evidenced by the signatures of their authorized representatives below:
NEZ PERCE TRIBE: c=_'~ ~-~;)!
Silas Whitman, Chairman
Allen Slickpoo, Jr., Secretary
LLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY:
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Ability to Remain Functional in Emergencies Certification
§54.313(a)(6)

ETCs must demonstrate that it has a reasonable amount of back-up power to ensure functionality without
an external power source, is able to re-route traffic around damaged facilities, and is capable of managing
traffic spikes resulting from emergency situations.

I, Nathan Weis, being of lawful age, state that I am President and CEO of Inland Cellular
LLC (f/k/a Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership)(SAC 479007) (“Company”), that I
am authorized to execute this certification on behalf of the Company, and that the facts
set forth in this certification are true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

On this basis, the Company certifies to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, pursuant
to 47 C.F.R. § 64.2009(e), that the Company’s operating procedures are adequate to
ensure compliance with the Customer Proprietary Network Information rules and
regulations as set forth in 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.2001 through 64.2009 and the Cellular
Communications and Internet Association’s Consumer Protection Code for Wireless
Service.

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(a)(2), as such standards relate to functionality
of wireless carriers in emergency situations. The Company further certifies that it
maintains back-up power to ensure functionality without an external power source in the
forms of auxiliary generators and batteries in its central office and auxiliary generators
and/or batteries at its cellular tower locations. The Company also certifies that it
constantly monitors traffic on its tower locations and that it’s switching capability is more
than adequate to manage the traffic of its subscribers.

The Company further certifies, depending upon the circumstances of the outage, that it
is able to re-route traffic around damaged facilities. All Inland Cellular subscribers are
defaulted to roam on competitors should an Inland Cellular signal cannot be obtained.

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Idaho that the foregoing is
true and correct.

Dated this 30th day of June, 2016 at Roslyn, Washington.

By: ____________________________________

Nathan Weis
President and CEO
Inland Cellular LLC

FCC Form 555
November 2014
Annual Lifeline Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Certification Form
All carriers must complete all or portions of all sections
Approved by 0MB
3060-0819
Form must be submitted to USAC and filed with the Federal Communications Commission
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Deadline: January 31st (Annually)
479007
Study Area Code (SAC)
(An Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) must provide a certification form for each SAC through which it provides Lifeline service).
ID
State
Inland Cellular
DBA, Marketing or Other Branding Name
(If same as ETC name, list "NIA " Do not leave blank)
Does the reporting company have affiliated ETCs?
Inland Cellular LLC
ETC Name
Inland Cellular Telephone Company
Holding Company Name
(If same as ETC name, list "NIA" Do not leave blank)
Yes [Q] No f]iJ
Provide a list of afl ETCs that are affiliated 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 "affiliate" 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. § 153(2). See also 47
C.F.R. § 76.1200.
Affiliated ETC's SAC Affiliated ETC's Name
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 sign the certification.
Section 1: 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 authorized to make this certification for the Study Area Code listed
above.
Initial NW ----
FCC Form 555 Approved by 0MB
November 2014 3060-0819
Section 2: Annual Recertification
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 of subscribers Number of lines Number of subscribers claimed on the Number of subscribers Number of
claimed on February claimed on February February FCC Form 497 that were de-enrolled prior to subscribers ETC is
FCC Form 497 of FCC Form 497 of initially enrolled in the current Form recertification attempt responsible for current Form 555 current Form 555 555 calendar year by either the ETC, a recertifying for calendar year state administrator, calendar year access to an eligibility current Form 555
(February data month) provided to wireline (These subscribers did not have Lifeline database, or by USAC calendar year
resellers service prior to January I of the current 555
calendar year.)
275 0 7 0 268
Recertification Results:
F
Number of
subscribers ETC
contacted directly to
recertify eligibility
through attestation
187
K
Number of
subscribers whose
eligibility was
reviewed by state
administrator,
ETC access to eligibility
database, or by USAC
81
Certification:
G H = (F-G) I J = (H+I)
Number of Number of non-Number of subscribers Number of subscribers de-subscribers responding responding to ETC subscribers contact
187 0
L
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
0
responding that they are enrolled or scheduled to be
no longer eligible de-enrolled as a result of
non-response or response of
(This should be a subset of Block ineligibility from ETC
G.) recertification attempt
0 0
Note: If any subscriber 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 recertify eligibility, those subscribers should be listed in Blocks F
through J as appropriate and not in Blocks Kand L. As a result, all subscribers
subject to recertification who were not de-enrolled prior lo the recertification
attempt must be accounted for in Block For Block K.
The total of Block F and Block K should equal the number reported in Block
E.
Based on the data entered above, initial the cert(fication(s) below that apply. Both Certification A and B may apply depending on the recertification
procedures in place/or the SAC reporting on thisform. 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 signed 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 NW ----AND/OR
B.) I certify that the company listed above has procedures in place to recertify consumer eligibility by relying on:
Communitv Action Partersbin Association CCAPA) ofldaba and IJ~. 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 _N""'"W"----
OR
C.) I certify that my company did not claim federal low income support for any Lifeline subscribers for the February
Form 497 data month for the current Form 555 calendar year. I am an officer of the company named above. I am
authorized to make this certification for the SAC listed above.
Initial NW ----
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FCC Form 555 Approved by 0MB
November 2014 3060-0819
Section 3: De-enroll Percentage
Using the data entered in Section 2, complete the chart below to find the percentage of subscribers de-enrolled for this ETC.
M = (F+K) N= (J+L) 0 =((N + M) * 100)
Number of subscribers that the Number of Percentage of subscribers
ETC attempted to recertify directly subscribers de-de-enrolled or scheduled to
QI through a state administrator, enrolled or scheduled be de-enrolled as a result of
ETC access to a state database, or to be de-enrolled as a ineligibility or non-response
byUSAC result of non-response
(This should equal the number or ineligibility
reported in Block E)
268 0 0.0%
Section 4: Pre-Paid ETCs
A fl ETCs must complete the appropriate check-box; pre-paid ETCs must complete all of Section 4. Pre-paid ETCs generally do not assess or collect a
monthly fee from their Lifeline subscribers. ETCs that only assess a fee but do not collect such fees are pre-paid ETCs and must complete the
chart below.
Is the ETC Pre-Paid? Yes~ No [ml
If Yes, record the number of subscribers de-enrolled for non-usage by month in Block Q below.
p Q
Month Subscribers De-Enrolled for Non-Usage
January 0
February 0
March 0
April 0
May 0
June 0
July 0
August 0
September 0
October 0
November 0
December 0
Total Subscribers 0
Signature Block
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.
Signed,
Ce1tified Online
Signature of Officer
[e-mail]
Email Address of Officer
Nathan Weis
Person Completing This Certification Form
Nathan Weis, President
Printed Name and Title of Officer
02/01/2016
Date
509-649-2500
Contact Phone Number
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