HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220923FCC USAC Letter.pdfldaho Public Utilities Gommission Brad little, Governor
Eric Anderson, President
John Chatburn, Com missioner
John R. Hammond, Jr., Commissioner
P.O. Box 83720, Boise, !D 83720-0074
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
September 2j,2022
Marlene H. Dortch
Office of the Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
45 L Street NE
Washington,DC 20554
USAC
Vice President, High-Cost Division
700 lztt'st., Nw suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Re: CC Docket No. 96-45/VVC Docket No. 14-58, Annual State Certification of Support for Elisible
Telecommunications Carriers Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. I 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 A 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 Idaho was used in the preceding calendar year (2021) and will be used in
the coming calendar year (2023) only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and
services for which the support is intended.r
Sincerely
Johan E. Kalala-Kasanda, MBA
Utilities Analyst 2
208 334-0361
Joha n. ka Ia Ia-kasar-ida(rupuc. idaho. gov
Enc: Attachment A
1 47 C.F.R. g 5a.3 13(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.")
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Building 8 Suite 201-4 Boise lD 83714
Telephone : ( 208) 334-0300 Facsi m i le : l208l 334-37 62
ETC CARRIERS CERTIFIED BY THE IDAHO PUC
September 22,2022
CARRIER SAC
Albion Telephone Company, Inc. dlbla ATC Communications
Cambridge Telephone Company, Inc.
CenturyTel of the Gem State, lnc. dlbla CenturyLink
CenturyTel of Idaho, lnc. d/bla/CenturyLink
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho d/b/a Frontier
Communications of Idaho
CTC Telecom, Inc. dlblaCTC Wireless
Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Custer Telephone Broadband Service
Direct Communications-Rockland
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Filer Mutual Telephone Company
First Step Internet, LLC
Fremont Telecom, Inc. (SAC-USAC intemal code:473333)
Northwest Fiber, LLC. dlblaZiply Fiber (f/k/a Verizon Northwest, Inc.)
Gold Star Communications, LLC dlbla Silver Star Wireless
Inland Cellular, LLC (flUa Washington RSA No. 8LP)
Inland Telephone Company
Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc. dlbla MTE Communications
Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (flk/a AT&T Mobility and Edge Wireless)
Oregon-Idaho Utilities, Inc.
Potlatch Telephone Company, Inc. dlbla TDS Telecom
Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc.
Qwest Corporation dlbla CenturyLink QC (Northern Idaho)
Qwest Corporation dlbla CenturyLink QC (Southern Idaho)
Rural Telephone Company
Columbine Telephone Company d/b/a Silver Star Communications
(Silver Star SAC is a mini pooler under two company names)
Newmax, LLC dlbla Intermax Networks
Viasat
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Attachment A