20151103final_order_no_33413.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 3.2015
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
RCLEC,INC.FOR REGISTRATION AS A )CASE NO.RCL-T-15-O1
WHOLESALE TELECOMMUNICATIONS )
PROVIDER IN IDAHO.)ORDER NO.33413
On February 12,2015.RCLEC,Inc.applied for registration/certification as a
wholesale provider of telecommunications service in Idaho pursuant to Order No.32277 and
procedural Rule 114.Application at 1.On April 28,2015,the Company filed an Amended
Application.The Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure
with a 21-day comment period.Order No.33329.Commission Staff was the only party to
submit written comments.
THE APPLICATION
RCLEC states that it intends to provide facilitics-based/UNE local exchange and
interexchange services and resold local exchange and interexchange services on a wholesale
basis to other providers utilizing the facilities of incumbent local exchange carriers or other
competitive facilities-based carriers.”Amended Application at 4.The Company states further
that it “has no plans to build outside plant or loop distribution equipment at the current time.”Id.
RCLEC identifies itself as a Delaware corporation,lists its principal business address in
Belmont.California,and says it does not maintain an Idaho place of business.Id.at 1-2.It is
registered with the Idaho Secretary of State as a foreign corporation,and lists Incorp Services.
Inc.,1524 Vista Avenue,Suite 12,Boise,ID 83705,as its Idaho registered agent for service.Id.
The Company says it is a wholly owned subsidiary of RingCentral,Inc.,and it outlines its
corporate structure and lists information for its subsidiaries,officers,and directors.Id.at 1-2,
Exhibits A-C.
In the Amended Application,the Company says it has not begun to negotiate any
interconnection agreements with other telecommunication carriers,but that it will do so once it
has been granted registration authority by the Commission.Id.RCLEC represents that it will
seek Commission approval of any ensuing interconnection agreements.Id.Consistent with Rule
114,the Company provided contact information for customer complaints and for Commission
inquiries regarding price lists,tariffs,and general questions.Id.
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RCLEC further agrees to comply with all of the Commission’s rules.Id.The
Company also acknowledges that it “shall be subject to numbering conservation measures
including mandatory one thousand (1,000)block pooling [of telephone numbers].”Id.
STAFF COMMENTS
Staff reviewed RCLEC’s Application and believes that the Company understands
Commission Rule of Procedure 114 and Order No.32277.Comments at 2.Staff also believes
that it possesses the requisite financial,managerial,and technical qualifications necessary to
operate as a provider of telecommunications services.Id.Staff recommended the Commission
approve RCLEC as a registered wholesale communications provider subject to the following
conditions:
1.RCLEC shall comply with all number pooling and reporting requirements
of the North American Numbering Plan Administrator,as set forth in
Commission Order No.30425;
2.RCLEC shall provide all necessary reports and contribute as appropriate to
the Idaho Universal Service Fund,Idaho Telecommunications Relay
System,and the Idaho Telecommunications Service Assistance Program;
and
3.RCLEC shall comply with all future reporting requirements deemed
appropriate by the Commission for wholesale or competitive
telecommunications providers.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
In 2011,the Commission investigated whether to adopt a “certification process .
for Title 62 telecommunications providers that do not provide basic local exchange service.”
Order No.32277 at 2.After considering comments and recommendations from several
telecommunications companies operating in Idaho,the Commission determined it necessary to
establish a “registration or certification process for telecommunications companies that do not
provide basic local exchange service,as defined by state law.”Id.at 8.The Commission
concluded such process would “enable those companies to access important rights or privileges
identified in the federal Telecommunications Act as they enter the telecommunications markets
in Idaho.”Id.Accordingly,the Commission held that telecommunications companies “that do
not intend to provide basic local exchange service but request Commission registration may file
an application pursuant to Rule 114,with minor modification to eliminate information required
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by the Rule relating to retail basic local exchange service.”Id.“A company that completes the
application process as required in Rule 1 14,Section[s]1 and ...5 through 8,will be recognized
by the Commission as having successfully registered as a wholesale provider of
telecommunications services in Idaho.”Id.
The Commission has reviewed and considered the record in this case,including
RCLEC’s Application and attached exhibits,and Staff comments.The Commission finds that
RCLEC is a wholesale telecommunications provider and has demonstrated a willingness and
commitment “to comply with all Idaho laws and Commission rules and regulations,”including
adherence to “mandatory one thousand (1,000)block pooling.”Application at 5,and Sworn
Verification,Exhibit D to Application.The Commission further finds that RCLEC’s Application
comports with Commission Rule of Procedure 114 and Order No.32277.The Commission thus
approves RCLEC’s Application for registration or certification as a wholesale
telecommunications provider in Idaho,subject to the conditions specified above.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Commission approves the Application of
RCLEC,Inc.for registration/certification as a wholesale telecommunications provider in Idaho.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that RCLEC’s certification shall be subject to the
following conditions:(1)comply with all number pooling and reporting requirements of the
North American Numbering Plan Administrator,as set forth in Commission Order No.30425;
(2)provide all necessary reports and contribute as appropriate to the Idaho Universal Service
Fund,Idaho Telecommunications Relay System,and the Idaho Telecommunications Service
Assistance Program;and (3)comply with all future reporting requirements deemed appropriate
by the Commission for competitive telecommunications providers.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in the Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the service date of this Order with regard to any
matter decided in this Order.Within seven (7)days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See Idaho Code §62-
619,61-626.
ORDERNO.33413
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this 3
day of November 2015.
PAUL KJELLANER,PRESIDENT
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MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
KRfSTINE RAPER,CMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
J D.Jewell
C mmission Se etary
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