20120302Decision Memo.pdf

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DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: NEIL PRICE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: MARCH 2, 2012

RE: APPLICATION OF OPTIX MEDIA FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, CASE NO. OML-T-12-01

On January 26, 2012, Optix Media L.L.C. (“Optix Media,” or “Company”) filed an
Application, including a copy of its illustrative tariff, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity (“CPCN”), pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 61-526 through -528,1 IDAPA 31.01.01.111
(Rule 111), and Procedural Order No. 26665, to provide competitive local exchange
telecommunications services in Idaho. Application at 1.
THE APPLICATION
Optix Media is an Idaho Limited Liability Company organized on December 19,
2011. The Company lists its principal place of business as Chubbuck, Idaho. Id. The Company
is registered with the Idaho Secretary of State and lists Brad McSpadden, 7964 Prospector
Hollow, Pocatello, Idaho 83201, as its Idaho registered agent for service. Id.
Optix Media states that it will operate as a facilities-based competitive local exchange
carrier (“CLEC”) and plans to negotiate an interconnection agreement with CenturyLink to
market services in conjunction with complementary services offered by its affiliate company HJ
LLC dba Big Dog Internet (“HJ”).
The Company indicates that it will initially offer optically based dedicated point-to-
point and point-to-multipoint services including T1 and Ethernet-based services to business class
customers. The Company plans to collocate in the CenturyLink Pocatello Central Office to gain
1 Pursuant to the Idaho Telecommunications Act of 1988, specifically Idaho Code § 62-604(1)(a), Optix Media is
exempt from Title 61 regulation.
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access to copper circuits to supply ADSL, SDSL, and T1s. Further deployment will involve
remote terminals throughout the initial service territory of Pocatello, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, and
Rexburg.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed Optix Media’s Application and other supporting documentation
and recommends that the Company’s Application be processed through Modified Procedure with
a 21-day comment period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to process Optix Media’s Application for a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity through Modified Procedure with a 21-day comment period?

for Neil Price
Deputy Attorney General

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