20180827Rural Telephone Form 481.pdf

State of rdaho
County of Elmore
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 27th day otL**-ri
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CERTI FI CATION BY ELIG I BLE TELECOMIVIUN ICATIONS CITRRI TN
OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE QUALITY AND GUSTPMER
PROTECTION, ABILITY TO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL IN EIUId-RO€VC,ITS,
AND usE oF FEDERAL HIGH-cosr suPPoRT'
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AFFIDAVIT OF BUSINESS OR CORPORATE OFFICER
The ldaho Public Utilities Commission Order No. 29841 requires that Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
(ETC) certify that it is compliant with applicable service quality standards and consumer protection rules; and
ETCs must demonstrate the ability to remain functional in emergencies. ln addition, the Commission must file
an annual certification with the USAC and the FCC that allfederal high-cost support provided to ETCs within
the State of ldaho will be used only for the provision, maintenance,.and upgrading of facilities and services for
which the support is intended. Accordingly, the undersigned states and verifies under oath the following:
I am an officer of RuralTelephone Companv - lD , an eligible telecommunications carrier for
receiving federal universal service support under section 214(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
in the state of ldaho.
2. I am familiar with the Company's day-to-day operations in the state of ldaho and with the State's service
quality standards and consumer protection rules as set forth in Commission Order No. 29841.
3. RuralTelephone Company - lD-is complying with applicable service quality standards and
consumer protection rules of the Federal Communications Commission and the ldaho Public Utilities
Commission.
4. I certify to the Commission that the Company is able to remain functional in emergencies as set forth in
Commission Order No.29841 and in 47 C.F.R. S 54.201(aX2).
5. I also certify that allfederal universal service support funds received by RuralTelephone
Companv - lD during the current calendar year will be used in a. manner consistent with section 254(e);
that is, for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is
intended. The company will continue to compty for t[e period of January 1',2019, through December
31, 2019, to be eligible for federal universal service fund support.
6. This verification and affidavit is provided to be the ldaho Public Utilities Commission to enable the IPUC
to certifu to the FCC that federal universal service support received by the eligible caniers in the state
will be used in a manner consistent with Section 254(e) of the Telecommunications Act.
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Statc ol tdrho y Commission expires 0712812022
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