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WELDON B. STUTZMAN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 3283
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Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
VERIZON AVENUE CORP. FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
CASE NO. GNR-O3-
COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
Attorney ofrecord, Weldon B. Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General, in response to Order No.
29454, the Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure in Case No. GNR-03-
issued on March 30, 2004, and submits the following comments.
On August 15 2003, Verizon Avenue Corp. filed an Application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity to provide facilities-based and resold competitive local exchange and
interexchange services throughout the State of Idaho. Verizon Avenue is owned by Verizon
Investments, Inc., which in turn is owned by Verizon Communications Inc., making Verizon
Avenue an indirect wholly owned subsidiary ofVerizon Communications Inc. Verizon Avenue
has filed a copy of its Certificate of Authority issued by the Idaho Secretary of State.
Verizon Avenue proposes to offer local, local toll, and interLATA toll services by resale in
Idaho, outside of the Verizon Northwest Inc. service area. The Company also intends to provide
Internet services, making high speed Internet available to residential customers within the State of
STAFF COMMENTS APRIL 20, 2004
Idaho. Verizon Avenue intends to provide service via unbundled network elements and resold
service of incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs). The Company intends to obtain
interconnection agreements with other local exchange carriers.
The Application states that Verizon Avenue has reviewed all Commission rules and agrees
to comply with those rules. The Company does not intend to require deposits from its customers
and therefore requests Commission approval without the requirement of establishing an escrow
account as specified in Commission Order No. 26665.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Verizon Avenue filed its original Application and Illustrative Tariff on August 14 2003.
Staff and the Company have been working diligently to resolve various issues and to bring the
tariff into compliance with the Commission s Rules and Idaho Statutes. In response to Staff and
the Company s efforts, Verizon Avenue recently filed an updated Illustrative Tariff that satisfies
all requirements set forth in Commission Order No. 26665.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staffhas reviewed all the filings and revisions and recommends approval ofVerizon
Avenue Corp.' s Application.
Respectively submitted this 1. Of1-- day of April 2004.
Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Carolee Hall
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STAFF COMMENTS APRIL 20, 2004
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 20TH DAY OF APRIL 2004
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN CASE
NO. GNR-03-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
RICHARD P KOLB
VP - LEGAL REGULATORY
VERIZON AVENUE CORP.
150 FIELD DR, SUITE 300
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE