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17933 NW Evergreen Parkway
Beaverton, Oregon 97072
Mailcode: OR030030
Fax [phone]
March 18 2005
Ms. Jean Jewell
Commission Secretary
O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
RE: Broadband Tax Credit for 2004 Investment
Dear Ms Jewell
Enclosed for filing with the Commission is the application ofVerizon Northwest Inc. for
a broadband tax credit for 2004. Verizon requests that the Commission find the
Company eligible to receive and Idaho tax credit and that the broadband equipment
installed in 2004 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as set out in
Idaho Code 63-30291(3)(b).
1. Name and address of the applicant including a contact person in the event
that there are questions regarding the application and its content.
Renee Willer, P.O. Box 1100 Beaverton, Oregon 97075-1100.
" Indicate whether the applicant is a telecommu;nications carrier, a commercial
mobile service carrier, a cable or video provider, a satellite carrier or other
type of wireless carrier.
Verizon Northwest Inc. is a telecommunications carrier.
3. Identify the area or location where the equipment is installed in Idaho.
The equipment is installed in Bayview, Bonners Ferry, Clarkfork, Coeur d' Alene
Hayden Lake, Kellogg, Moscow, Mullen, Orofino, Pinehurst, Plummer Worley,
Post Falls, Priest River, Rathdrum, Sandpoint, Spirit Lake, St. Maries, andWallace.
4. Describe the type of broadband services offered to the public in Idaho.
The equipment installed in Idaho in 2004 is used to provide customers with DSL
and high speed data (e.g. T -1) services.
5. State the network transmission rate in bits per second at which subscribers
to the relevant broadband services can send and receive.
OCx - Optical Carrier specification used in ATM/SONET the '' represents a
multiple of51.84 Mbps transmission (OC3= 3 x 51.84 Mbps, OC24=24 X
51.84Mbps). Mbps = 1 000 000 bits/sec.
ISDN-BRI - Integrated Services Digital Network - Basic Rate Interface. The data
rate is typically 144 Kbps with two (2) B-channels to carry voice/data traffic and
one (1) D-channel for signaling.
ISDN-PRI - Integrated Services Digital Network - Primary Rate Interface. The
data rate is 1.544 Mbps and provides 23 B-channels to carry voice/data traffic and
one (1) D-channel for signaling.
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line - is a communication technology that uses existing
twisted-pair telephone lines to transport high-bandwidth data, such as Internet
multimedia, and video. SDSL and ADSL are the two varieties of DSL services.
ADSL is drawing significant attention from service providers because it promises
to deliver high-bandwidth data rates to dispersed locations with relatively small
changes to the existing telephone company infrastructure at a reasonable cost.
Download speeds can range from 138 Kbps to 6Mbps from the service providers.
SONET - SYnchronous Optical Network is designed to take advantage of high-
speed transmission rates available with fiber. SONET is expected to eventually
take the place of T -carrier facilities as the next generation of high speed time-
division multiplexing. SONET speeds start as low as OC-l (51.84 Mbps) to
OC48 (2.488 Gbps) and beyond. SONETs are generally designed as a closed
loop 'ring ' and are self-healing, if a break in fiber occurs, the transmissions are
automatically rerouted back through the non-damaged portion of the network.
SONET has redundancy built into its architecture.
6. Provide the specific list of the equipment types that the application is
requesting that the Commission determine is qualified broadband
equipment" as defined in Idaho Code 63-30291 (3)(b). List the brand
manufacturer, model numbers, and or other distinguishing features of the
installed equipment.
Please see the attached work order description.
7. Provide the dates and time periods that the broadband equipment was
installed in Idaho.
Please see the attached work order description
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8. Provide a written description (including the basic schematics or general
drawings) of the relevant broadband network including a description of how
the installed equipment is an "integral part" of the broadband network.
Please see the attached work order description and network diagrams.
9. Quantify the percentage and number of potential Idaho customers that could
be served with the broadband equipment and the percentage and number of
non-Idaho subscribers that will be/could be served by the broadband
network~
Exchange Access Lines Qualifying
Bayview 601 100%
Bonners Ferry 731 100%
Clarkfork 765 100%
Coeur d' Alene 935 100%
Hayden Lake 301 100%
Kellogg 403 100%
Moscow 747 100%
Mullen 435 100%
Orofino 140 100%
Pinehurst 437 100%
Plummer Worley 787 100%
Post Falls 010 100%
Priest River 457 100%
Rathdrum 757 100%
Sandpoint 835 100%
Spirit Lake 567 100%
St. Maries 291 100%
Wallace 2,417 100%
There are no Non-Idaho customers that could be served with the broadband
equipment that was placed.
10. Enclose a statement certifying that the applicant has read the applicable
statutes for broadband investment income tax credit and the applicant
believes that the subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit
under Idaho Code 63-30291.
Please see the attached statement of certification.
If you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
(..-
enee M. Willer
Regulatory Manager
Verizon Northwest Inc.
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
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I hereby certify that representatives ofVerizon Northwest Inc. (the applicant) have read
the applicable statutes for the broadband investment tax credit and the applicant believes
that the subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit under Idaho Code 63-
3029.
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