20040105Comments.pdf

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LISA NORDSTROM
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
BAR NO. 5733
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UTILITIES COMMISSION
Street Address for Express Mail:
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
VOLO COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO, INc.
FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENI-
ENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
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COMMISSION STAFF
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
Attorney of record, Lisa Nordstrom, Deputy Attorney General, in response to the Notice of
Application and Notice of Modified Procedure in Order No. 29400, submits the following
comments.
BACKGROUND
On November 17 2003, V 010 Communications of Idaho, Inc. ("V 010" or "Company
filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide facilities-
based and resold competitive local exchange and interexchange services within the state of
Idaho. Principally located in Altamonte Springs, Florida, Yolo is a subsidiary ofVolo
Communications, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caerus, Inc. V 010 is incorporated
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in the State of Delaware. The Company indicated it intended to initially provide services in the
service areas of Qwest and Verizon.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff has reviewed V 010 ' s Application and additional supporting material. Staff believes
it satisfies the requirements of the Commission s Rule of Procedure 111 , IDAP A 31.01.01.111
and Procedural Order No. 26665 issued November 7 , 1996 , which sets out the necessary
information to be included with an application for a certificate.
The Application indicated V 010 would be providing both facilities-based and resold
services primarily to business customers. The Company provided resumes for the key
individuals in the Company indicating significant experience in the telecommunications field, in
both management and technical positions. Staff believes the Company has demonstrated
sufficient expertise for the types of services they intend to provide. The Company does not
intend to require deposits.
The parent company, V 010 Communications, is a relatively new business that began
operation in March 2002. The Application included confidential un-audited financial
information for Yolo Communications for January through August 2003. As expected for a
company in the early stages of start-up, this information did not indicate a strong financial
position. However, the risk to any individual basic local exchange customer would be limited to
the cost of one, and possibly two months worth of service, which Staff believes is minimal.
Therefore, Staff finds that the benefits of a bond or other financial security instrument would be
outweighed by the cost of distributing the proceeds and other administrative functions.
Therefore, Staff does not recommend imposing a financial security requirement.
V 010 specifically indicated in its Application it will comply with all Commission rules. It
has provided an illustrative tariff that demonstrates an understanding of tariffing requirements
and processes.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide
competitive local exchange service be issued to V 010 Communications ofIdaho, Inc.
Respectively submitted this 5-fJ. day of January, 2004.
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Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Wayne Hart
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2003
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN
CASE NO. VOL-03-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID
TO THE FOLLOWING:
SHAWN M. LEWIS, PRESIDENT! CEO
YOLO COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO
INC
151 S WYMORE RD, SUITE 3000
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32714
KEN DUARTE, DIR REG. AFFAIRS
YOLO COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO
INC
151 S WYMORE RD, SUITE 3000
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32714
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE