20190624Farmers Mutual Telephone Affidavit.pdf

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CERTI FICATION BY ELIGI BLE TELECOMM U N ICATIONS C,SffiftEI V E D
OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOIVER
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The ldaho Public Utilities Commission Order No. 29841 requires that Eligible Telecommunications Carrlers
(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:
1. I am an officer of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, 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. Farmers Mutuat Telephone Company 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. 29841and in 47 C.F.R. S 5a.201(aX2).
5. I also certify that all federal universal service support funds received by Farmers Mutuatretephone Company
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 comply for the 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 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 25aG)of the Telecommunications Act.(rvtte,za
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