HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190916FCC USAC Letter.pdfldaho Public Utilities Commission
Office of the SecretarvRECEIVED
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ldaholdaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720, Boise, lD 8372&00?4
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
September 16,2019
Marlene H. Dortch
Office of the Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 lzth Street, SW
Washington,DC 20554
Brad Govemor
Paul Kjollander, Commissioner
Kristine Raper, Commissioner
Eric Anderson, Commissioner
GSt n- T- t 1-o t
USAC
Vice President, High Cost Division
2000 l2th St., Nw Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Re: CC Docket No. 96-45/WC Docket No. 14-58, Annual State Ceftification of Supporl for Eligible
Telecommunications Carriers Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. $ 54.314
Pursuant to the requirements of 47 C.F.R. $ 54.314, the Idaho 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 ldaho was used in the preceding calendar year (2017) and will be used in
the coming calendar year (2019) only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and
services for which the support is intended.r
Sincerely,
DanielKlein
Utilities Analyst
208 334-0352
daniel.klein@puc.idaho.gov
Attachment
147 C.F.R. $ 54.3 l3(a) ("Certification, 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 provided 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.")
472 West Washington Street, Boise ID 83702
Telephone: (208) 334-0300 Facsimile; (208) 334-3762
ETC CARRIERS CERTIFIED BY THE IDAHO PUC
September 16,2019
C.ARRIER S.{C
atUio, f.t"pry ATC Communications 472213
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 482235
Cambridge Telephone Company, Inc. 472215
CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. dlbla Centurylink 472223
CenturyTel of Idaho, lnc. dlblalCenturyLink 412225
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho d/b/a Frontier
Communications of Idaho 474427
CTC Telecom, Inc. dlblaCTC Wireless 479009
Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 472218
Custer Telephone Broadband Services, LLC 479019
Direct Communications-Rockland 472232
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company 412221
Filer Mutual Telephone Company 472220
First Step Internet, LLC 476222
Fremont Telecom, Inc. (SAC-USAC internal code:473333) 472222
Frontier Communications Northwest, Inc. (f/k/a Verizon Northwest, Inc.) 472416
Gold Star Communications, LLC dlb/a Silver Star Wireless 479011
Inland Cellular, LLC (flkla Washington RSA No. 8LP) 479007
Inland Telephone Company 472423
Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. dlbla MTE Communications 472226
Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative 472227
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (flWaAT&T Mobility and Edge Wireless) 479006
Oregon-Idaho Utilities,Inc. 532390
Potlatch Telephone Company, Inc. dlbla TDS Telecom 472230
Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. 472231
Qwest CorporationdlblaCenturylink QC (Northern Idaho) 475162
Qwest Corporationdlbla Centurylink QC (Southern Idaho) 415103
Rural Telephone Company 472233
Columbine Telephone Company d/b/a Silver Star Communications 472295
(Silver Star SAC is a mini-pooler under two company names)