20180918Frontier Communications CAF ICC Access.pdf

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ldaho Public Utilities Commission
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COMMUNICATIONS
September 18,2018
Ms. Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W est Washington Street
Boise,Idaho 83720
7979 N. Belt Line Rd
Irving, Texas 75063
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Re: Annual Reporting Requirements for High - Cost Recipients Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. $ 51.915 (d) (3) and 47
C.F.R. $sa.3Oa(c) (l)
Dear Ms. Hanian:
The Federal Communications Commission's (*FCC") November 18, 201I USF/ICC Transformation Order, FCC
1l-16l (WC Docket No. 10-90) requires carriers seeking to obtain recovery through the federal mechanisms
established in that Order to make certain certifications to the FCC and to state commissions regarding their
eligibility for, and their compliance with the rules applicable to, such recovery.
Specifically,4T C.F.R. $51.915(d)(3) requires Price Cap Carriers to certifu annually to the FCC and to relevant
state commissions that the carrier is not seeking duplicative recovery in the state jurisdiction for any Eligible
Recovery subject to the federal recovery mechanisms. ln compliance with that requirement, Frontier
Communications Corporation (Frontier Communications) hereby submits a copy of the certification that was filed
with the Federal Communications Commission on September 14,2018. Please refer to Attachment "A".
The FCC's November 18,2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order, FCC 1l-16l (WC DocketNo. 10-90) also
requires price cap carriers seeking CAF ICC support to file data establishing the amount of the price cap carrier's
eligible CAF ICC funding per 47 C.F.R. $54.304(cXl). Please refer to Attachment "B" for Frontier
Communications anticipated CAF ICC support and Access Recovery Charge Revenue amounts submitted with
its Annual 20 I 8 Access Tariff Filing.
If you have any questions, please call me at972-908-4415 or email me at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
/1*
Kim Douglass
Manager
Compliance - Regulatory Affairs
Attachments
cc: Carl Erhart
ATTACHMENT A
. t t ota.a
Frontier
COM MU N ICATIONS
www.Frontier.com
CERTIFICATION
I am Group Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for Frontier Communications Corporation. I hereby certify that
I have overall responsibility for the preparation of all data for Frontier Telephone Companies which supports
the 4Ql8 Exogenous TariffFiling and that I am authorized to execute this certification. Based on the
information provided to me by employees responsible for the preparation ot, or for the supervision of the
preparation o[, the data submitted in support of the rates contained in the proposed tariffs, I hereby certifu that
all data have been examined and reviewed and are trug correct and complete.
I also certify that Frontier Communications Corporation and its price cap regulatcd subsidiaries af,e not seeking
duplicative recovery in the state jurisdiction for any Eligible Recovery subject to the recovery mechanism
described in $51.915 and have complied with $$51.915(d) and (e) ofthe Federal Communications
Commission's rules, but are not eligible to receive the CAF ICC support pursuant to $5 I .915(Q of the
Commission's rules because all of Frontier's Eligible Recovery can be recovered through charges assessed
pursuant to $51.915(e) as of July 3,2018.
Date: September 14, 2018 Kenneth Mason
Group Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
ATTACHMENT B
Frontier Communications Corporation
Summary -7lLlzOL8 FCC TRP Annual Filing - Mid-Year glL4lt.g
Eligible Recovery Tariffed ARC Revenue, ICC-CAF Support
Holding Company
Ellglble Recovery
Holding Company
Tariffed ARC Reyenues
Holdlng Company ICC-
C,AF Support
S 89,768,764 s 89,763,591 s