20120518Decision Memo.pdf

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DECISION MEMORANDUM

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

FROM: KARL KLEIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: MAY 7, 2012

SUBJECT: ONVOY, INC.’S APPLICATION TO REGISTER AS A WHOLESALE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES PROVIDER, CASE NO. OVS-T-
12-02

On April 10, 2012, Onvoy, Inc. dba Onvoy Voice Services (the Company) applied for
a registration/certification as a wholesale provider of telecommunications service in Idaho
pursuant to Commission Order No. 32277 in Case No. GNR-T-11-01, Commission Rule of
Procedure 114 and Title 62 of the Idaho Code. Application at 1. The Company amended its
Application on May 4, 2012, to include additional information about its subsidiaries and to
describe its proposed services. See Amendment to Application.
THE APPLICATION
The Commission will register a telecommunications company as a wholesale provider
of telecommunications services in Idaho if the company does not intend to provide basic local
exchange service and it completes an application describing the Company’s (1) name, address,
and form of business; (2) tariff and customer contact information; (3) interconnection
agreements; and (4) intent to comply with Commission rules including telephone numbering
conservation measures. See Rule 114 Sections 1, 5-8; Order No. 32277.
With this Application, the Company seeks registration/certification as a wholesale
telecommunications services provider. The Company describes itself as a “competitive
telecommunications company that intends to offer intrastate telecommunications services for
commercial and wholesale customers statewide. See Amendment to Application. The Company
says “[s]uch services may include, but will not be limited to, wholesale local exchange and long
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distance, competitive tandem switching, switched access and other access services, transit,
intrastate PRI service, direct inward dialing and SS7 services.” Id. The Company identifies
itself as a Minnesota corporation, lists its principal business address in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
and says it does not maintain an Idaho place of business. The Company says it is registered with
the Idaho Secretary of State as a foreign corporation. It lists CT Corporation System, 1111 West
Jefferson, Suite 350, Boise, ID 83702 as its Idaho registered agent for service. The Company
says it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and
it outlines its corporate structure and lists information for its subsidiaries, officers, and directors.
Id. at 1-2, Exhibits 1-4; Amended Application.
The Company provides contact information for customer complaints and for
Commission inquiries regarding price lists, tariffs, and general questions. Id. at 3-4.
The Company says it has not yet initiated interconnection negotiations but intends to
do so as necessary upon being granted authority by the Commission. The Company represents
that it will seek Commission approval of any ensuring interconnection agreements. Id. at 4.
The Company agrees to comply with all of the Commission’s Rules and Procedures.
Id. The Company also acknowledges that “to the extent [it] has telephone number resources in
Idaho, [it] shall be subject to numbering conservation measures including mandatory one
thousand (1,000) block pooling.” Id. at 5.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the Company’s Application and recommends that the Application
be processed under Modified Procedure with a 21-day comment period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Should the Company’s Application be processed under Modified Procedure with a
corresponding 21-day comment period?

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