20200207Final_Order_No_34548.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
February 7,2020
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF SIMWOOD,INC.'S )CASE NO.SIM-T-19-01
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF )
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY )
TO PROVIDE LOCAL AND LONG-)DISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS )ORDER NO.34548
SERVICE IN IDAHO )
On November 25,2019,Simwood,Inc.("Simwood"or "Company")applied for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN")to provide local and long-distance
telecommunications services in Idaho.On December 26,2019,the Commission issued a Notice of
Application and Notice of Modified Procedure setting comment and reply deadlines.Commission
Staff filed comments.The Company did not file reply comments.
Having reviewed the record,the Commission issues this Order approving the
Company's Application as follows.
THE APPLICATION
The Company is a Wyoming corporation authorized to do business in Idaho as a foreign
corporation.It is seeking a CPCN to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange and long-
distance telecommunications services to business customers.Simwood plans to obtain
interconnection agreements with incumbent local exchange companies or seek "commercial
agreements with other carriers on an as-needed basis."Application at 6.Simwood seeks
authorization to offer service throughout Idaho and would compete with any or all of Idaho's
incumbent local exchange carriers.
THE COMMENTS
Staff filed the only comments,and recommended the Commission approve the
Application.After reviewing Simwood's Application,Staff believes the Company possesses the
requisite financial,managerial,and technical qualifications to provide telecommunications
services,and believes the Company understands the Commission's rules and requirements related
to the provision of telecommunication services in Idaho.Therefore,Staff recommends approval of
the Application,subject to five conditions.The Company must 1)comply with the North American
Number Plan Administrator requirements;2)comply with all reporting and contribution
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requirements prescribed by the Idaho Universal Service Fund,Idaho Telecommunications Relay
System,and Idaho Telecommunications Service Assistance Program;3)comply with all future
reporting requirements deemed appropriate by the Commission for competitive
telecommunications providers;4)file with the Commission a final price list outlining its rates,
terms,and conditions prior to issuance of its CPCN;and 5)provide the Commission with three
reports during 2020 indicating the number of basic local exchange customers it has and the services
being offered.
DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS
Based on our review of the record,we find that the Company's Application complies
with the requirements to obtain a CPCN.Rule of Procedure 114 sets the requirements that
competitive local exchange carriers-such as the Company-mustsatisfy to obtain a CPCN.
IDAPA 31.01.01.114.We find that the Company has satisfied Rule 114.The Company has
provided all needed information in its Application,includingfinancial information.The Company
also has the financial,managerial,and technical qualifications needed to operate as a
telecommunications service provider,and it has reviewed and agreed to comply with this
Commission's rules.We thus find it reasonable to approve the Company's Application for a
CPCN,subject to these conditions:
1)The Company must comply with North American Number Plan
Administratorrequirements.
2)The Company must comply with all reporting and contribution
requirements prescribed by the Idaho Universal Service Fund,Idaho
Telecommunications Relay System,and Idaho Telecommunications
Service Assistance Program.
3)The Company must comply with all future reporting requirements deemed
appropriate by the Commission for competitive telecommunications
providers.
4)Before issuance of its CPCN,the Company must file with the Commission
a final price list outliningits rates,terms,and conditions.
5)The Company must provide three reports to the Commission indicating the
number of basic local exchange customers it has and the services being
offered.These reports will be due on:May 11,2020;September 10,2020;
and January 11,2021.If the Company fails to provide the three reports,the
Company shall relinquish its CPCN and all telephone numbers.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's Application for a CPCN is granted
subject to the conditions outlined above.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the service date of this Order.Within seven (7)
days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration.See Idaho Code §§61-626 and 62-619.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of February 2020.
PAUL KJEÈLÁSER,PRESIDENT
KRISTINE RAPER,COMMISSIONER
ERI ANDERSON,COMMISSIONER
Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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