20160125Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF

FROM: NEIL PRICE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: JANUARY 22, 2016

SUBJECT: APPLICATION OF WIDE VOICE, LLC FOR REGISTRATION TO
PROVIDE FACILITIES-BASED WHOLESALE LOCAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, CASE NO. WVL-T-15-02

On December 15, 2015, Wide Voice, LLC (“Wide Voice” or “Company”) filed an
Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) for registration to
provide facilities-based wholesale local telecommunications services in the State of Idaho.
THE APPLICATION
Wide Voice is a Nevada corporation and lists the location of its principal place of
business as Las Vegas, Nevada. Wide Voice is registered with the Idaho Secretary of State as a
foreign corporation and lists CT Corporation System, 921 S. Orchard Street, Suite G, Boise,
Idaho 83705, as its Idaho registered agent for service.
As stated above, Wide Voice seeks Commission authorization “to provide facilities-
based wholesale local telecommunications services within the State of Idaho.” Application at 1.
Wide Voice states that it is “in the process of negotiating interconnection agreements with Qwest
Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and will have these agreements filed with the Commission
prior to offering any local services.” Id. at 2. The Company “agrees to comply with rules
applicable to competitive wholesale providers of local telecommunications service.” Id. Wide
Voice understands that “if it obtains numbering resources in Idaho, it will be subject to
numbering conservation measures. . . .” Id. at 3.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to process Wide Voice’s Application for registration to
provide facilities-based wholesale local telecommunications services through Modified
Procedure with a corresponding 21-day comment period?

/s/ Neil Price
Neil Price
Deputy Attorney General

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