20200626CenturyLink Affidavit.pdf

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(801) 209{639
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Jennifer Somers
Director State Legislative Affairs
Public Policy
h;ree25,2020
Diane Hanian, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472West Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5983
Re Case No. GNR-T-20-01, CenturyLink Federal ETC Filings for:
Qwest Corporation d[bla CenturyLink QC (Southern ldaho, SAC - 475103)
Qwest Corporationd,lbla Centurylink QC (Northern Idaho, SAC - 475162)
CenturyTel of the Gem State,Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink (Idaho, SAC - 472223)
CenturyTel of ldaho,Inc. d/b/a Centurylink (Idaho, SAC -472225)
Dear Mrs. Hanian:
This letter is to request that the Idaho Public Utilities Commission notiff the Universal Service
Administrative Company ('USAC') and the Federal Communications Commission ('FCC') that
the above mentioned CenturyLink companies are eligible to receive federal high-cost support in
accordance with the above-referenced statute and federal rule.
Enclosed please frnd the signed and notarized affidavit for the CenturyLink companies certi$ing
that they will only use their federal high-cost support received in ldaho for the provision,
maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which such support is intended.
This state certification for federal support will be an annual process. [n order to receive federal
support beginning January I of each year, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission must file its
annual certification on or before October I of the previous year.
CenturyLink respectfully requests that the Commission notifu the FCC and USAC prior to
October 1,2020 that the above-mentioned CenturyLink companies are eligible to receive federal
support for 2021.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at should you have any questions regarding this filing.
Sincerely,
Jeordfcr Somers
Director of Government Affairs
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MABJORIE O. HERLTHNoIary Public
State of Colorado
Notary lD # 2001 4006933
Mv Commission Exoires 03-25-2021
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