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NEIL PRICE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
ISB NO. 6864
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Street Address for Express Mail:
472 WWASHINGTON
BOISE ID 83702-5983
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
ZIAL NETWORKS, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE )
OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY )
TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE )
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN )IDAHO )
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CASE NO. ZIA-T-08-1
COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
Attorney of record, Neil Price, Deputy Attorney General, and in response to the Notice of
Application and Notice of Modified Procedure issued in Order No. 30549 on May 23, 2008,
submits the following comments.
BACKGROUND
On April 14, 2008, Zial Networks, Inc. ("Zial") fied an Application for a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Commission Order No. 26665. In the
Application, Zial seeks authority to provide local exchange services and custom callng features
to business and residential customers in the State of Idaho. Application at 4. The Company
initially intends to offer facilties-based local and resold telecommunications services via
commercial wholesale agreements with incumbents. ¡d. Zial is curently in the process of
STAFF COMMENTS 1 MAY 23, 2008
negotiating an interconnection agreement with Qwest Corporation and wil compete directly with
Qwest for the provision of local exchange telecommunications services. Application at 4,5.
Zial's Idaho service terrtory wil include those areas curently being served by Qwest,
except those areas already served by local exchange cariers ("LECs") who are eligible for a
small or rual carrier exemption pursuant to Section 251 of the Federal Telecom Act of 1996.
STAFF REVIEW
Zial, is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Idaho and maintains a place
of business in Boise, Idaho. Zial was formerly know as Soltice Network Group, Inc. and
originally incorporated under this name.
With its Application, Zial provided appropriate financial information and included an
ilustrative tarff. See Application at 4, Exhibit B and C. The Company also stated that it would
comply with all applicable Commission rules, regulations and standards (See Application at 5)
and will provide safe, reliable and high quality telecommunications services in Idaho.
Application at 2. Zial fuher states traditional voice service to customers will use the public
switched network. The Company also intends to use Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to
provide voice and data applications that interact with the traditional public switched network. ¡d.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the Application submitted by Zial Networks, Inc. and believes the
Company understands and agrees to comply with the Commission rules and requirements.
Based on this review, the Company's filing fulfis the requirements of the Commission Rules
and Procedural Order No. 26665. Staff believes that the Company possesses the requisite
financial, managerial, and technical qualifications necessar to operate as a provider of
telecommunications services. Therefore, Staff recommends Commission approval of the
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
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Respectfully submitted this i? rJ day of May 2008.
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~-r Neil Price
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Grace; Seaman
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 23RD DAY OF MAY 2008,
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF, IN
CASE NO. ZIA-T-08-0l, BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID,
TO THE FOLLOWING:
DEAN J. MILLER
McDEVITT & MILLER LLP
PO BOX 2564
BOISE ID 83701
CHRIS ADAMS
PRESIDENT
ZIAL NETWORKS INC
6055 CORPORAL LANE
BOISE ID 83705
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