HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170913FCC USAC Ltr.pdfVIA ELECTRONIC FILING
September 01,2017
Marlene H. Dortch
Office of the Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 lzth Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
USAC
Vice President, High Cost Division
2000l2th Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Re: CC Docket No. 96-45/WC Docket No. 14-58, Annual State Certification of Support
for Elieible Telecommunications Carriers Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. $ 54.314
Pursuant to the requirements of 47 C.F.R. $ 54.314, the ldaho 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 federal high-cost support for the program years cited.
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission certifies for the carriers listed all federal high-cost
support provided to such carriers within Idaho was used in the preceding calendar year (2016)
and will be used in the coming calendar year (2018) only for the provision, maintenance, and
upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended.r
Sincerely,
Carolee Hall
Utilities Analyst
208.334.0364
carolee.hall@puc. idaho. gov
Attachment
t 42. C.f'.R. $ 5a.3 l3(a) ("egrtrfisalieg states that desire eligible telecommunications carriers to receive support
pursuant to the high-cost program must file an annual certifications with the Administrator and the Commission
stating that all federal high-cost support provide 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 requisite certification pursuant to this section.")
ETC CARRIERS CERTIFIED BY THE IDAHO PUC
September 01,2017
CARRIER SAC
Albion Telephone Company, Inc. d/bla ATC Communications
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, lnc.
Cambridge Telephone Company, lnc.
CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. d/b/a CenturyLink
CenturyTel of Idaho, lnc. d/b/a CenturyLink
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho d/b/a Frontier
Communications of Idaho
CTC Telecom, lnc. d/bl a CTC Wireless
Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Custer Telephone Broadband Services, LLC
Direct Communications-Rockland
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Filer Mutual Telephone Company
Fremont Telcom, Inc. (SAC-USAC internal code: 473333)
Frontier Communications Northwest Inc, (flW a Y eizon Northwest, Inc.)
Gold Star Communications, LLC d/b/a Silver Star Wireless
lnland Cellular LLC fka Washinglon RSA No. 8LP
lnland Telephone Company
Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. dlbla MTE Communications
Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (f/k/a AT&T Mobility and Edge Wireless)
Oregon-ldaho Utilities, lnc.
Potlatch Telephone Company, Inc. dlbla TDS Telecom
Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc.
Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (Northern Idaho)
Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (Southern Idaho)
Rural Telephone Company
Columbine Telephone Company dba Silver Star Communications
(Silver Star SAC is a mini-pooler under two company names)
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