20210830Application.pdf

August 2 8, 202 I
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Leader Communications, LLC submits this application seeking an Order for
income tax credit for LeaderCommunication's investment in "qualified" broadband
equipment. The following information is provided for your consideration:
Name and address of applicant including the contact Wrson in the evenl there
are questions regarding the applicalion and its contenl Indicate whether the
applicant is a telecommunications carrier, a commercial mobile service
carrier, a cable or open video operalor, a satellile carrier, or other type of
wireless carrier-
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1613 Idaho StrectlrMT 1207
L€wisle,Idaho 83501
208-245{M/m
Cctact- tasm Frawley
[e-mail]
www.leadercomm.net
Leadcr Cmmtmicatims is a ED(ED TERRESTRIAL WIRELESS INTERNEf,
PROVIDER
Idenlifi the area of location where the equipment is instolled in ldaho.
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The equipment referenced in our application was installed in the
communitiesof Harrison, St. Maries, Potlatch, Princeton, Worley,
Plummer, Elk River, Lewiston, and Coeurd' Alene. Specifically the
equipment was installed in Benewah, Latah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, and
Kootenai counties.
Describe the type of broadband sentice(s) offered to the public in ldaho.
Leader Communications LLC delivers broadband Internet to the residents and
businesses of the above arcas via wireless microwave and some with fiber
optics.
State the networktransmission rate in bits per second at which subscribers to
the relevant brcadband network can receive and send (download and upload)
The network is capable at transmitting services from 2.0 mbps
download and lmbps upload all the way up to 1.2 Gbps full duplex in
aneas. Our most popular plan is the platinum which is 7 and 2 5 mbps
and 3-4mbpsupload.
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J.Provide a specific list o/the equipment or types of equipment that the
applicant is requesting that the Commission determine is "qualified
broadband equipment" as defined in the ldaho Code 63-3029(3)@. List the
brand, manufacturer, model numbers, or other distinguishingfeatures of the
installed equipment.
Please see attached list of equipment deployed.
Provide the date (s) or time period when the broadband equipment was
installed in ldaho.
A ll of the equipment was deployed Jan I , 20 20 thru Dec 3l , 20 20.
Provide awritten description (including basic schematics or general
drnvings) of the relevant broadband network including a description of how
the installed equipment is "an integral part" of a broadband network.
Please see included Coverage Map showing the areas in which we provide
our services.
Description of Leader Communications, LLC broadband network:
The network shown in conjunction with the coverage map is a wireless
microwave network with the Core of the network being in St. Maries,ldaho.
From our Tower. l2 location there is a 5 9 8 mbps licensed microwave link to
our upstream provider Ziply Fiber From that location there are numerous
wireless point to point links to adjoining tower locations such as Tower.l Q
Tower.ll, and Tower.28 which are just a few of the main locations that allow
us to distribute additional point to point links from those locations to other
strategically located tower locations. Also there is an addtional link of
20ftrbps from Moscow Mountain to Princeton,ldaho where that market is
fed from. Within each of our areas, there are several point to multipoint
access points allowing us to connect the end user with a Customer Premise
microwave radio which is purchased and installed by Leader Communications.
We have also recently installed an addtional 420nbps microwave link to
Harrison and also installed a lgbps fiber optic link in St. Maries.
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Quantify the percentage and number of potential ldaho subscribers tlnt could
be seruedwith the broadband equipment and the percentage and number of
non-Idaho subscribers that will be/could be served by the broadband network
Leader Communication's network could potentially cover around 18,000
residents. Currently, we provide services to around 30fi) of these locations
and constantly expanding our services. Non of our coverage area provides
services to non-ldaho subscribers. About l6% of the population is serviced by
l,eader Commun ications.
Enclose a statement certifiing tlnt the applicant las read the applicable
stotutesfor broadband investmenl income tm credit and the applicant
believes that the subject broadband equipment qualifrcsfor the tc credit
under ldaho Code 63-30291.
Certification: I hereby certify that I have read the applicable statues and
believe the broadband equipment listed in this application qualifies for the tax
credit under ldaho Code 63-3029i.
If there are any questions related to this application please don't hesitate to contact me by
phone at [phone] or via email at jfrawley@sm'email.com
We appreciate your consideration of this application.
Warm regards,
Jason Frawley
President
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