20160503final_order_no_33517.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 3,2016
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF MATRIX TELECOM,)
INC.AND TNCI OPERATING COMPANY,)CASE NOS.MAT-T-07-O1
LLC’S APPLICATION TO:(1)AMEND )TOC-T-13-O1
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE )
AND NECESSITY NO.468 TO REFLECT )
THAT MATRIX TELECOM,INC.HAS )
CONVERTED TO AN LLC;(2)TRANSFER )
TNCI OPERATING COMPANY,LLC’S )
CUSTOMERS TO MATRIX TELECOM,LLC;)
AND (3)CANCEL TNCI OPERATING )
COMPANY,LLC’S CERTIFICATE OF )ORDER NO.33517
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY )
NO.515 )
On March 24,2016,Matrix Telecom,Inc.and INCI Operating Company,LLC
(“TNCI OpCo”)filed an Application asking the Commission to:(1)amend and reissue the
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)for Matrix Telecom,Inc.to reflect that
Matrix Telecom,Inc.has changed its name to Matrix Telecom,LLC;(2)transfer the customers
of TNCI OpCo to Matrix Telecom LLC;and (3)cancel TNCI OpCo’s CPCN.
Having reviewed the record,we find the Application is consistent with the public
interest,and we approve it as further explained below.
BACKGROUND
In May 2007,the Commission issued Order No.30312,which granted Matrix
Telecom,Inc.CPCN No.468 and enabled it to provide local exchange and interexchange
services in Idaho.In October 2008,the Commission issued Order No.30648 amending Matrix
Telecom Inc.CPCN to include its new business acquisitions.Specifically,Matrix Telecom,Inc.
had requested that the CPCN be amended to reflect that Matrix Telecom,Inc.had changed its
name to Matrix Telecom,Inc.dba Matrix Business Technologies dba Trinsic Communications.
In June 2013,the Commission issued Order No.32836,which granted TNCI OpCo
CPCN No.515 and enabled it to provide resold and facilities-based local exchange
telecommunications services within Idaho.
THE APPLICATION
Matrix Telecom,Inc.and TNCI OpCo are wholly owned subsidiaries of TNCI Impact
LLC.Matrix Telecom,Inc.is a Texas corporation with its principal office located in Irving,
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Texas,and TNCI OpCo is a Delaware Limited Liability Company with its principal office
located in Santa Barbara,California.The Companies request Commission approval of the
following items.
1.Amend CPCN 468 to Reflect Matrix Telecom.Inc.’s Name Change.On
December 28,2015,Matrix Telecom,Inc.converted from Matrix Telecom,Inc.to Matrix
Telecom,LLC.The Idaho Secretary of State approved the Certificate of Registration reflecting
the name change on February 22,2016.The Application thus asked the Commission to amend
CPCN No.468 to reflect that the name of the certificate holder,Matrix Telecom,Inc.,is now
Matrix Telecom,LLC.
2.Transfer of TNCI OpCo’s Customers.TNCI OpCo’s customers will be
transferred to Matrix Telecom,LLC upon Commission approval.Matrix Telecom,LLC will
revise its tariffs to incorporate the applicable transferred services upon completion of the
transfer.TNCI OpCo will cease to operate in Idaho after that point.
The Applicants explained the proposed customer transfer is a part of an internal
corporate re-organization among TNCI Impact,LLC’s subsidiaries.Further,they explained the
proposal is consistent with the public interest because it will reduce costs and enhance
operational and economic efficiencies for Matrix Telecom,LLC,and the resulting savings will
provide greater opportunities to improve the services available to customers.
The Applicants represent that the proposed transfer is transparent;that TNCI OpCo’s
customers have been notified about the proposed transfer;that the transfer will not change their
rates,terms or conditions of service;and that they may choose a different service provider with
no penalty.Further,there will be no interruption in service.
3.Cancel TNCI OpCo’s CPCN.As TNCI OpCo is asking to transfer its customers
to Matrix Telecom,LLC and plans to cease operating in Idaho,the Applicants also asked the
Commission to cancel TNCI OpCo’s CPCN No.515.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff reviewed the Application and its supporting documentation.Staff has also
confirmed with the Applicants that Matrix Telecom,LLC will file an appropriate Title 62 price
list once the Commission approves the Application.Accordingly,based on its review,Staff
recommended that the Commission find the Application is consistent with public interest and:
(1)amend CPCN No.468 to change the name of the certificate holder from Matrix Telecom,Inc.
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to Matrix Telecom,LLC;(2)transfer TNCI OpCo’s customers to Matrix Telecom,LLC;and (3)
cancel TCNI OpCo’s CPCN No.515.
COMMISSION FINDINGS
Based on our review of the Application,including the Applicants’representation that
their proposal will not increase customer charges or interrupt their service,and that customers
may select another service provider without penalty if they so choose,the Commission finds it
appropriate and in furtherance of public convenience and necessity to:(1)amend CPCN No.468
to reflect that Matrix Telecom,Inc.’s new name is Matrix Telecom,LLC;(2)transfer TNCI
OpCo’s customers to Matrix Telecom,LLC;and (3)cancel TNCI OpCo’s CPCN No.515.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application is granted.Matrix Telecom,Inc.’s
CPCN No.468 is amended to change the name of the CPCN holder from Matrix Telecom,Inc.
to Matrix Telecom,LLC.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that TNCI OpCo’s customers are transferred to Matrix
Telecom,LLC.If they wish,customers shall be allowed to select another service provider
without incurring a penalty from TNCI OpCo or Matrix Telecom,LLC.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that TNCI OpCo’s CPCN No.515 is no longer in
effect,and TNCI OpCo is no longer authorized to provide telecommunications services in the
State of Idaho.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order or in interlocutory
Orders previously issued in this case 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 or in
interlocutory Orders previously issued in this case.Within seven (7)days after any person has
petitioned for reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See
Idaho Code §62-6 19 and 6 1-626.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this 3
day of May 2016.
ATTEST:
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Cmmission Secretary
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ERIC ANDERSON,COMMISSIONER
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