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LISA D. NORDSTROM
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 5733
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472 W WASHINGTON
BOISE ID 83702-5983
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
TRANS NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE
OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
CASE NO. TIN-O4-
COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its Attorney
of record, Lisa D. Nordstrom, Deputy Attorney General, and in response to the Notice of Application
and Notice of Modified Procedure issued in Order No. 29616 on October 19 2004, submits the
following comments.
BACKGROUND
On July 1 , 2004 , Trans National Communications International, Inc. ("Trans National" or
Company ) filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide to
basic local exchange telecommunications service throughout the State of Idaho in the areas in which
Qwest Corporation is the incumbent local exchange carrier. The Company will provide service using
resold facilities based unbundled network elements.
STAFF COMMENTS NOVEMBER 8 , 2004
ST AFF ANALYSIS
Trans National's Application proposes to provide non-licensed and unregulated
telecommunications services on a competitive basis. The Company intends to provide various forms
of local exchange services to business and residential customers in Idaho within six months of the date
a license is granted by the Commission. These services include two-way local lines and trunks
Centrex, ISDN, and DSL services. The Company also intends to provide intraLATA and interLATA
toll services.
Trans National was incorporated on August 1 , 1995 as a Delaware corporation and is
authorized to transact business in the State of Idaho as a foreign corporation. The Company is
headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Company currently provides resold interexchange services in the contiguous 48 states and
Hawaii. The Company also has authority to provide local exchange services in 18 states, and is in the
process of obtaining authority in 13 additional states.
Trans National has provided financial sheets for quarters ending December 31 , 2002 and 2003
and appropriate contact information for its registered agent for service of process within Idaho.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the Application submitted by Trans National and believes the Company
understands and agrees to comply with the Commission rules and requirements. Based on this review
the Company s filing fulfills the requirements of the Commission Rules and Procedural Order No.
26665. The Staff believes that the Company possesses the requisite financial, managerial, and
technical qualifications necessary to operate as a provider of telecommunications services. Therefore
Staff recommends approval of the Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Respectfully submitted this ay of November 2004.
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Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Carolee Hall
Grace Seaman
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ST AFF COMMENTS NOVEMBER 8 , 2004
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 8th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2004
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN
CASE NO. TIN-04-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF POSTAGE PREPAID
THE FOLLOWING:
ERICK ROBINSON
REGULATORY SPECIALIST
TRANSNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
INTERNATIONAL INC
2 CHARLESGA TE WEST
BOSTON MA 02215
SECRET
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE