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VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
Jean Jewell
Commission Secretar
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
472 West Washington
Boise, Idaho 83702
Re: In the Matter of the Application of TracFone Wireless Inc. for Designation as an
Eligible Telecommunications Carier, Case No. TFW-T-09-01
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed please find the original and seven copies of the Notice of Expanded Lifeline
Offering of TracFone Wireless, Inc. On August 13, 2010, the Notice will be sent to you by
electronic maiL. Please contact me if you have any questions about this submission.
Sincerely,
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Debra McGuire Mercer
Counsel for TracFone Wireless, Inc.
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Mitchell F. Brecher
Debra McGuire Mercer
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Counsel for TracFone Wireless, Inc.
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. FOR
DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRER.
)
) CASE NO. TFW-T-09-01
)
) NOTICE OF EXPANDED
) LIFELINE OFFERING OF
) TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
)
TracFone Wireless, Inc. ("TracFone"), by its undersigned counsel, advises the
Commission that TracFone is expanding its SafeLink Wireless(\ Lifeline offering for both current
and new customers. Commencing August 16, 2010, this expanded offering will be available in
all states in which TracFone offers Lifeline service. TracFone's Application for Designation as
an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier ("ETC"), fied March 1,2010, remains pending. Upon
designation as an ETC by the Commission, TracFone's SafeLink Wireless(\ Lifeline customers
in Idaho wil have the option of choosing the Lifeline plans described in this Notice.
Commencing August 16,2010, TracFone wil give its Lifeline customers in all states the
option to select from three monthly plans. The plans are as follows:
NOTICE OF EXPANDED LIFELINE OFFERIG
OF TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.AUGUST 12,2010
1) 250 free minutes each month, which do not carr over to the next month if unused, with
texting available at a rate of one text per minute of airtime; or
2) 125 free minutes each month, which carr over to the following month if unused, with
texting available at a rate of one text per minute of airtime; or
3) 68 free minutes each month, which carr over to the following month if unused, with
texting available at a rate of 3 texts per each minute of airtime, plus International Long
Distance callng to over 60 destinations.
Under TracFone's expanded SafeLink Wireless(\ Lifeline options, Lifeline customers in Idaho
wil be eligible to choose the plan that best suits their specific needs.
TracFone is committed to serving low-income familes by affording them the ability to
stay connected with current or potential employers, children at home while their parents are at
work, health care specialists, vital emergency responders, or relatives in time of personal
emergencies. TracFone believes that its expanded Lifeline options wil meet the needs of
Idaho's low-income households. TracFone is anxious to begin offering its Lifeline service in
Idaho and hopes to serve low-income familes throughout the State of Idaho in the near future
upon being designated as an ETC.
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Mitchell F. Brecher
Debra McGuire Mercer
Counsel for TracFone Wireless, Inc.
August 12, 2010
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NOTICE FO EXPANDED LIFELINE OFFERIG
OF TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.AUGUST 12,2010
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have on the 13th day of August 2010, served the foregoing NOTICE
OF EXPANDED LIFELINE OFFERING OF TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC., in Case No.
TFW - T -09-01, via e-mail to the following:
Neil Price
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Neil.Price(fpuc.idaho. gov
Molly O'Lear
Richardson & O'Leary, PLLC
P.O. Box 7218
Boise, Idaho 83707
molly(frichardsonandoleary .com
Cynthia A. Melilo
Givens Pursley LLP
601 N. Banock Street
P.O. Box 2720
Boise, Idaho 83701
cam(fgivenspursley. com
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Raymond Lee