20190620Oregon-Idaho Utilities Affidavit.pdf

Oregon-ldaho Utilities, lnc.
1023 N. Horton St.
P.O. Box 1880
Nampa, 1D.83653
RECEIVED
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June 20,2019
Ms. Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
427 W. Washington
Boise,ld. 8372O-OO74
diane.hanian@ puc.idaho.sov
RE: Commission Order No. 29841 Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Annual Reporting to
the ldaho Public Utilities Commission.
Dear Ms. Hanian,
Enclosed, please find Oregon-ldaho Utilities Affidavit of Business, Certification by Etigible
Telecommunications Carrier of Compliance with Service Quality and Customer Protection, Ability to
Remain Functional in Emergencies, and Use of Federal High-Cost Support. We would also like to confirm
that we have successfully filed and certified our Project Year 2020 Form 481 and required attachments
with USAC on June 19,z0tg for our Study Area Code 532390.
lf you have any questions or need additional information concerning this submission, please contact me
at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Douglas N. Musgrave
Manager
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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 all federal 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:
1. I am an officer of Oreoon-ldaho Utilities. lnc. , 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 dayto-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. Oreqon-ldaho Utilities. lnc. 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. $ 54.201(a)(2).
5. I also certify that all federal universal service support funds received by Oreoon-ldaho Utilities. lnc.
during the current calendar year will be used in a manner consistent with section 25 @); that is, for the
provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended. The
company will continue to comply for the period of January 1,2020, through December 31 , 2020 to be
eligible for federal unrversal service fund support.
6. This verification and affidavit is provided to be the ldaho Public Utilities Commission to enable the IPUC
to certify to the FCC that federal universal service support received by the eligible carriers in the state
will be used in a manner consistent with Section 25 @) of the Telecommunications Act.
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this I O4]
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)CERTIFICATION BY ELTGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER
OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER
PROTECTION, ABILITY TO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL IN EMERGENCIES,
AND USE OF FEDERAL HIGH-COST SUPPORT.
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