20210628CenturyLink Companies Form 481 Affidavit.pdf

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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg 8, Suite 201-A
Boise,Idaho 83714
RE: CASE NO. GNR-T-21-01
ETC Annual Report and Certification of the Use of Universal
Service Funds pursuant to 47 CF.R. $54.314 and
Telecommunications Act $254(e) for CenturyTel of the Gem
State,Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink (Idaho, SAC - 472223), CenturyTel
of ldaho,Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink(Idaho, SAC - 472225), Qwest
Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (Northern ldaho, SAC -
475162), and Qwest Corporation d/b/a Centurylink QC
(Southern ldaho, SAC - 475103)
Dear Ms. Noriyuki:
This letter is to request that the Idaho Public Utilities Commission notiff the Universal Service
Administrative Company ('USAC') and the Federal Communications Commission ('FCC') that
the above mentioned CenturyLink companies are eligible to receive federal high-cost support in
accordance with the above-referenced statute and federal rule.
Enclosed please find the signed and notarized affidavit for the CenturyLink companies certiffing
that they will only use their federal high-cost support received in Idatro for the provision,
maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which such support is intended.
This state certification for federal support will be an annual process to receive federal support
beginning January 1 of each year. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission must file its annual
certification on or before October I of the previous year.
CenturyLink respectfully requests that the Commission notiff ttre FCC and USAC prior to
October 1,2021 that the above-mentioned CenturyLink companies are eligible to receive federal
support for 2022.
296 Maxine Circle
Bountiful, UT 84010
Cell: 801-209-0639
Jennifer.Somers@centurvl i n k.com
Jan Norin*i
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If you have any questions, please coutact me or Ken Buchan at 318-362-1538. Thmk you for
your coop,eration in this matter.
SincerelR
Jennifer
Direo{or of Govenrment Affair$
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SUBSCRIBED AND SI TORN to bebre me this
IvIARJORIE O HERLTH
Notary Public
State of Colorado
Notary lD# 20014006933
CERTI FICATION BY ELIGI BLE TELECOMM U NICATIONS CARRI ER
OF COMPLIANCE WTH SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER
PROTECTION, ABILITY TO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL IN EMERGENCIES,
AND USE OF FEDERAL HIGH€OST SUPPORT.
AFF|DAV|T OF CEilruRYTEL OF THE GEt STATE, tNC. DrBrA CENTURYLTNK 0DAHO),
CENTURYTEL OF IDAHO, INC. D'B'A CENTURYLINK, QWEST GORPORANON D'B'A
CENTURYLTNK QC (NORTHERil TDAHO), AND QWEST CORPORATTON DrBrA
GENTURYLINK QC (SOUTHERN IDAHO) COLLEGT]VELY AS ('COtPANtES',l
The ldaho Public Utilities Commission Order No. 29M1 requires that Eligible Telecommunications
Caniers (ETCs) ertiff that they are compliantwitr applicable service quality standards and consumer
protec'tion rules; and ETGs must demonshate the ability to rernain functional in emergencies. ln addition,
the Commission must file an annual cert'fication with the Universal Service Adminishative Company and
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that all bderal highost support provided to ETCs
within the State of ldaho will be used only for the prcvision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and
services forwhich the support is intended. Accordingly, the undersigned states and verifies under oath
the fullowing:1. I am an officer of Lumen Technologies. lnc. and the above listed comoanies. an eligible
telecommunications canier receiving bderal universal seruice support under section 214(e) of the
Telemmmunications Act of 1996 in the state of ldaho.
2. I am f'amiliar with the Companies' day-to{ay operations in the state of ldaho and with the State's
service quality standards and consumer protection rules as set brth in Commission Order No.
29841.
3. The Comoanies are substantially cornplying wtth applicable service quality standards and
oonsumer protec{ion rules of the Fedenal Communications Commission and the ldaho Public
Utilities Commission.
4. lceffi to the Commission thatthe Companies are able to remain functionalin eneryencies as
set brth in Commission Order No. 29&41 and in 47 C.F.R. S t4.202(aX2).
5. I also certiff that all fuderal universal service support funds received by the Comoanies during the
cunent calendar year will be used in a manner consistent with section 254(e); that is, br the
provision, maintenance, and upgrading of faciliUes and services brwhich the support is intended.
The company willcontinue to comply brthe period of January l,M.through December 31,
2022,to be eligible br federal universal seruice fund support.
6. This verification and affidavit is provided to be the ldaho Public Utilities Commission to enable the
IPUG to certiff to the FCC that federal universal servie support received by the eligible caniers
in the state will be used in a manner consistent with Section 254(e) of the Telecommunications
Act.
Eric J., sen President and Conboller
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Date
&d",of lzttt ,2021.
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