20050714Notice of Election.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
July 14, 2005
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF QWEST
CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF ELECTION
FOR ITS NORTHERN IDAHO OPERATIONS
CASE NO. QWE- T -05-
IN THE MATTER OF QWEST
CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF ELECTION
FOR ITS SOUTHERN IDAHO OPERATIONS
CASE NO. QWE-05-
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY
QWEST CORPORATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on July 1 , 2005, Qwest Corporation filed a
Notice of Election for its northern Idaho operations and a Notice of Election for its southern
Idaho operations, notifying the Commission that Qwest makes the election authorized by Idaho
Code ~ 62-605 to remove its telecommunications services from price regulation by the
Commission. The notice for northern Idaho was assigned Case No. QWE-05-12; the notice
for southern Idaho was assigned Case No. QWE-05-13. Idaho Code ~ 62-605 , first enacted as
part of the Idaho Telecommunications Act of 1988, enabled a telephone corporation to elect to
remove its retail services, other than basic local exchange service, from regulation under Title
, Idaho Code. Services removed from Title 61 regulation were subject to limited regulation
under Title 62, Idaho Code, which regulation did not include price regulation. The 2005 Session
of the Idaho Legislature amended Idaho Code ~ 62-605 to allow a telephone corporation to elect
to remove all of its services, including basic local exchange service, from price regulation by the
Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Qwest had not previously removed its
services in northern Idaho from regulation under Title 61 , Idaho Code, pursuant to the Idaho
Telecommunications Act of 1988. Accordingly, all of Qwest's services in northern Idaho have
been provided pursuant to Commission approved tariffs. For its southern Idaho service area
however, Qwest (or its predecessor company) elected in March 1989 to remove all services
except basic local exchange service from regulation under Title 61. Accordingly, since March
1989, Qwest's retail services in southern Idaho, except basic local exchange service, have not
been subject to price regulation by the Commission.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
BY QWEST CORPORATION
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the new amendments to Idaho Code ~ 62-
605 became effective July 1 , 2005. Under the terms of the amended statute, the notices filed by
Qwest on July 1 , 2005 , are effective to remove all of its services from price regulation by the
Commission as of August 1 , 2005. The Commission retains authority under Title 62 to
determine non-economic regulatory requirements relating to basic local exchange service
including, but not limited to, such matters as service quality standards, provision of access to
carriers providing message telecommunication service, filing of price lists, customer notice and
customer relation rules, and billing practices and procedures.Idaho Code ~ 62-605(5)(b).
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Qwest provided a complete set of price lists
for both its northern Idaho and southern Idaho services to become effective August 1 , 2005.
Qwest's notification in each case states that all of its services identified in the new price lists are
offered at prices identical to those contained in Qwest's previously effective tariffs. Pursuant to
Idaho Code ~ 62-606, changes to Qwest's new price lists after August 1 , 2005 will become
effective "not less than ten (10) days after filing with the Commission, and giving public notice
to affected customers.
DATED at Boise, Idaho this if-f1'day of July 2005.
J~~A
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
, COMMISSIONER
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
BY QWEST CORPORATION