20170525Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers CAF ICC Access.pdf

May 25, 2017

Advice Letter No. ID‐17‐01

Ms. Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83702

Dear Ms. Holt:

Enclosed are the following tariff sheets filed with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for the Idaho
Rural Exchange Carriers (IREC) Tariff No. 3. Individual company redlined pages were transmitted under
separate cover on or about May 25, 2017.

Revised Total Number of
Tariff Sheets Sheets

25th Revised Sheet No. 2
7th Revised Sheet No. 3
13th Revised Sheet No. 11
2nd Revised Sheet No. 35
3rd Revised Sheet No. 36
6th Revised Sheet No. 343
4th Revised Sheet Nos. 343.1, 343.2, 343.3 9

Participating IREC carriers are required to have their intrastate terminating access rates in parity with
interstate terminating access rates and as such the rates are required to match CAF ICC intrastate Tariff
Rate Plan (TRP) that is filed with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). In the 2016 tariff
filing reference were established for all companies to the authorized Interstate Access Tariff in lieu of
rates. Effective July 1, 2017 Fremont Telephone Company will be exiting the NECA Traffic Sensitive Pool
and NECA F.C.C Tariff No 5 ‐ which presently contains the Company’s interstate switched access – and
will instead tariff its’ interstate switched access rates in the John Staurulakis, Inc. Tariff F.C.C. No 1
effective. This filing updates the interstate tariff reference and hyperlink for Fremont Telephone
Company, as well as contact information on sheets 35 and 36

RECEIVED
2017 May 25 AM 10:25
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION

Idaho Public Utilities Commission
May 25, 2017
Page 2

This filing will not increase any rate or charge, cause the withdrawal of service, or conflict with other
schedules. The Company views these tariff changes as administrative because they are consistent with
the FCC’s rules.

It is requested that this filing become effective July 1, 2017.

Please call me at 509.777.0137 or email [e-mail] if you have any questions
about the content or Jaye Rishard at 209.955.6131 for questions on the PDF filing.

Sincerely,
Tym Rutkowski, Regulatory Consulting Manager
For Moss Adams LLP

TR:jr

Enclosures

cc/encs: Mr. Michael Creamer (Via E‐mail)
Mr. John Stuart (Via E‐mail)
Mr. Jerry Piper (Via E‐mail)