HomeMy WebLinkAbout20160809Application.pdfJuly 31, 2016
Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
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7.0i& •1L3 -8 PM Lt: 12
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Dear Ms. Jewell,
Centurylink®
Pursuant to Commission Order No. 28784, GNR-T-01-10 please find enclosed Qwest Corporation's
application for the Idaho Broadband Tax Credit for the year 2015. This application is being submitted for
Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 2015 meets the definition of
qualified broadband equipment as found in Idaho code 63-3029I.
1. Name address of the applicant:
Qwest Corporation
100 Centurylink Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
Contact Person:
Johnathan Groan, Director Corporate Income Tax
Phone: 318-330-6390
Qwest Corporation is a Telecommunications Carrier
2. Identify the area or location where the equipment is installed in Idaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the year 2015. See Exhibit 2
for retirements.
Broadband investment and retirements for 2015 are as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2015 $24,488,181 ($946,468) $23,541,713
3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in Idaho.
Qwest Corporation uses terrestrial wireline technology. Various forms of DSL-based equipment
are used (ADSL & VDSL in various vintages). Transport is a mix of fiber optic and metallic cable,
which typically is also supporting trad itional telephony services. Equipment terminals are located
in Central Office buildings, remote buildings and in cabinets on concrete pads each serving a
neighborhood .
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
Tel: 318.388.9000
Fax: 318.388.9093
www.centurylink.com
4. Network Transmission rate:
The transmission rate of DSL-based broadband services ranges from 256kbs to 40 mbps, to and
from a subscriber. Please refer to Exhibit 3.
5. Provide a specific list of equipment types that the application is requesting the Commission
to determine is "qualified broadband equipment" as defined in Idaho Code Section 63-30291.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2015.
6. Installation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2015.
7. Written description of our Broadband Network including a description of how the installed
equipment is an "integral part" of the broadband network:
Services are supported by our telecommunications network which consists of voice and data
switches (circuit and packet), copper and fiber optic cables and transmission equipment. At central
office building and at remote sites, multiplexers and advanced digital switches are controlled by
licensed software. Fiber-optic cable is the primary transport media between nodes including
interconnection points with other carriers. We continue to enhance and expand our network as
broadband enabled technology improves and as customers, new and existing, demand significant
additional capacity.
8. Percentage and number of potential subscribers:
Total customers with the potential to be high-speed internet subscribers in Idaho is 226,513 of
238,867 potential subscribers, or 95%. Please refer to Exhibit 4.
9. Certified statement from applicant:
Please See Exhibit 5.
If you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at (318) 330-6390.
Sincerely,
Johnathan Groan
Director Corporate Income Tax
Encl
EXHIBIT 1
Equipment Installed In Idaho
2015
QWEST CORPORATION
-=l-BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2015
EXHIBIT 1 .... J. I .. ' ... -_. .... I 1 EXCHANGE
AMERICAN COTTONWOO EDEN·
INVEST_MENT REASON --·-··· DESCREPTION FALlS BANCROFT ...... BlACKFOOT ___ _ BLIS~ BOISE BUHL BURLEY CALDWELL D ---~-CRAIGMONT ____ DAYTON ------HAZELTON .. _____ EMMETT -·---·--· FIRTH -------___ FRANKLIN _____ GLENNS FERRY
DSL EXISTING MKT EXPANSION COPPER -• $0 . . . . .. $0 ~ $80 I ENGINEERING $539 -FIBER OPTIC $0
NEW FEATURES $0
OUTSIDE PLANT $15
TRANSMISSION/DLC $5,781 ·1 t DSLGROWTH CONSTANTS $7,971
I 1COPPER $86,929 $2,852
$696 1
$4,465 1 $3,186 1 I so I I ---' ENGINEERING $8,187 $925 $183,966 $52,362 $2,981 $15,959 $5,895
FIBER OPTIC $8,152 __ $8,261 $3,685 , $846 ,
LAND/BUILDING $0
~ NEW FEATURES $40,704 so_ $85,205 i $8,267 $30,338 $22,222
SWITCHING $21,855 I
TRANSMISSION/DLC $4,480 $3,965 $526,179 $322 $89,697 $18,274 $19,212 $11,052
EQVIDEO ENGINEERING $11
OUTSIDE PLANT $0
HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION COPPER $7,091 T
ENGINEERING $3,688 s2s,1GiJ $180 $4,365
FIBER OPTIC $0 • $16,064 I $0 $11,761 : t-j NEW FEATURES I $0 0
.. ,., TRANSMISSION/DLC I I $5,078 I $61,824 . $0
I
$5,911
MARKETABLE REVENUE -FTTT COPPER $0
ENGINEERING $841 ($7,100) $18,516 +-($3,757) $12,500 $137 i $353 :
FIBER OPTIC $3,638 $1,248 $33,419 $1,752 1 $76,762 $0 . $0
TRANSMISSION/DLC $293 $13,554 $16,5661 $17 $28,195 I $0 $0
NATIONAL MARK£TABLE REVENUE-Fl ENGINEERING $4,310
FIBER OPTIC $14,702 1
TRANSMISSION/DLC $16,48_7___
NATL MARK£T REV· BUSINESS COPPER $250 $0 $469 :i $0
ENGINEERING $137 $90 $10,555 $472 : $178,733 $3,332 $14,538 $11,693 $401 $445 $2,287 $0 $1,006 j
FIBER OPTIC $0 $0 $115,119 $429,668 $16,786 $26,679 $0 $0
$0 I $0
OUTSIDE PLANT
$334,Srrt TRANSMlSSION/DLC $2.523 r $4,317 $41,140 I $39,570 $2,599 $641 $4,610 ~ $0 I $659 ,
NATL MARKET REV· WHOLESALE 1COPPER $0 $0
ENGINEERING $89 ($2,065) $134,085 , $555 $7,480 ' $4,267 $387
FIBER OPTIC $0 $563,282 $0 $18,034 $61,133 $1,981
.. TRANSMISSION/DLC $0 $63,711 $0 $2,428 +--$921 '.
NETWORK PLAN · ACCESS CONSTANTS $3,880,948 $58,125 -+ COPPER $0 $1,957 $4,141 $43,661 $634 $4,139 g7,548 $1,587 $B23 $1,024 $0 $0
ENGINEERING $606 $2.133 $4,976 $56,825
~
$7,238 $6,100 -t-$8,723 $1,298 I $67 $659 $2,302 $0 $1,104
FIBER OPTIC $38,944___
LAND/BUILDING $0 $0
NEW FEATURES $603
OUTSIDE PLANT $1,696 $11,180 $3,338 I $0 ~
$2,089 1 I $0 + ... 1 TRANSMISSION/DLC $3,093 : $7,761 $2,900 $0 $0 $3.560 I $4,288
NETWORK PlAN -SWITCHING COPPER $0 I ENGINEERING $1,270 $4,9_1_5__,.... I ~ -+ SWITCHING $3,083 $11,057
.. TRANSMISSION/DLC $1,399 f NETWORK RELIABILITY ENGINEERING $691 $1,257 $0 ($2,311) $0 $2,200 $5 $983 $1
NEW FEATURES
~ SWITCHING $5,899 $10,731 $0 $0 $0 $13,803 $15 $6,603 $5
.. TRANSMISSION/DLC $31..i_ $0
NETWORK STABILITY COPPER I ENGINEERING $3,521 I $59,397 I $3,421 $2,940
FIBER OPTIC
I 1SWITCHING ' $318,322 1 [TRANSMISSION/DLC $23,307 $435,205 $15,809 '. $6,890
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS COPPER $0 $5,819
$0 1
I $0 . ' I ENGINEERING $0 $291,296 $11,439 ($661)_ $98
FIBER OPTIC $1,153,525 $80,253 I
' NEW FEATURES $39 621 I $0
EXHIBIT 1
QWEST CORPORATION
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IOAHO 2015
EXHIBIT 1
INVE_STMENI REIISON
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS
TRANSPORT IP CORE
. DESCREPTION
SWITCHING
TRANSMISSION/DLC
COPPER
ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
NEW FEATURES
SWITCHING
EXCHANGE
AMERICAN
.. FALIS
TRANSMISSl_()N/_DLC::_ ___ _
Grand Total !92,392
BA_l'lf:!IOFT BLACKFOO! _ • _B_LISJ. . • BQISE
$0
$873 $1S0,682
so I
$436,719
$924,944
~lBO !178,608 $4,789 $10,608,482
·-------·------------
i--
conONWOO EDEN-
B_UHL_ . BURgY ..• c:A~_D-~E!_L . D_. CRAIGMON.!.._._,_l>_ll!!ON .f!.~).!_DN . __ EM!o:I_ITT FIRTH __ _F_R_II_N_K,~lt>! GLENNS FE!!_~
$0
$6,202 + $S,6Sl $3,607 $S,2S6
I I
'
$13,SS6 $2,S20 $0 $1S,762
$58,582 --$119,478 $592,827 $61,651 ~16,271 ~23,314 .. ~7,337 ~154,392 ~ $40,835 $28,785 ,
EXHIBIT 1
QWEST CORPORATION
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2015
INVESTMENT REA_SON ________ ..... __________ DESCREPTION____ . __ GOODING_ . GRACE
DSL EXISTING MKT EXPANSION
DSLGROWTH
COPPER
1 ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
!NEW FEATURES
: OUTSIDE PLANT
TRANSMISSION/DLC
CONSTANTS
jCOPPER
ENGINEERING
; FIBER OPTIC
LAND/BUILDING
NEW FEATURES
SWITCHING
_ _ _ _ . _ TRANSMISSION/DLC
EQVIDEO ENGINEERING
OUTSIDE PLANT
HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION COPPER
MARKETABLE REVENUE· FTIT
ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
NEW FEATURES
TRANSMISSION/DLC
COPPER
ENGINEERING ~ FIBER OPTIC
.. TRANSMISSION/DLC
NATIONAL MARKETABLE REVENUE· Fl. ENGINEERING
NATL MARKET REV· BUSINESS
FIBER OPTIC
TRANSMISSION/DLC
COPPER
ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
louTSIDE PLANT
__ fTRANSMISSION/DLC
NATL MARKET REV· WHOLESALE ! COPPER
/NGINEERING
! FIBER OPTIC
_TRANSMISSION/DLC
NETWORK PLAN· ACCESS
NETWORK PLAN· SWITCHING
NETWORK RELIABILITY
NETWORK STABILITY
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS
CONSTANTS
COPPER
1 ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
t LAND/BUILDING
t NEW FEATURES
jouTSIDE PLANT
.... TRANSMISSION/DLC
COPPER
ENGINEERING
SWITCHING
.. TRANSMISSION/DLC
ENGINEERING
NEW FEATURES
,SWITCHING
__ TRANSMISSION/DLC
COPPER
ENGINEERING
J FIBER OPTIC
I SWITCHING
TRANSMISSION/DLC
!COPPER
~
ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
NEW FEATURES
S9,678
$67,841
S25,789
so
S6,394 -S2,907
S7,848
S294
so
Sl,929
S2,197
I
(Slll)t
So I
-t
-+
S9,211
S38,803
+
S3,356
$9,071 1
so '
S6,235 1
S4,878
$15,781
S3,583
S5,014
$0
so
so
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GRANGEVILLE .t:t~G_E~~~f'j-r HAILEY ________ 1 ____ 10~>1oc1r.r _
1
!ll~H()~ALLS .JER()_~E __ KETCHUM KIMBERLY KOOSKIA 1·····:;.:...····· .. 1 I KAMIAH . KUNA... _____ LAPWAI ... __ SPRINGS ___ SHERWOOD
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so
S2,515 ,
S3,284 I
t
'
(S287)1
1 Sl,830
S271
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1
s20 I
! I '"I
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Sl,867
S574
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$81+
S7,534
so
Sl,948
S908
Sl,329
Sl2,682 ---
S6,:i_
S25,040
S9.~ S16,450
S8,342
$1,23~
S34,056
S3,520
Sl6,299
$15,998
S71,538
(S781l
Sl0,994
Sl,529
:::~:!LI
SB,422
±
-j
s2os_;__
S595
Sl,964
so
S268
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S93,010
S16,280+
Sl0,941 .
$213,9311
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so r
$40 1
sot
so
so '
~,973 l---
S59,511
Sl,519
S927
Sl,660
so
S57,149
$188,426
S32,330
S39,029
Sl71,801
Sl8,535
S42,326
$42,767
$0 so
$995
Sl7,924
$1,046
S2,654 - I
S604 I
S2,598
$2,326
f S6,688 so
S70,620
$228,964
$41,620
I · · 1 l
S2.434-~ S3.:f33 • Sl.659t_ J $1:.;:: l +
~3 $249 1 :s r ~'"'"; ,.,., 1 r ::::: .
so
S60
so
$2,135 ,
$1,3301
so
$4
so
J
sA
Sl,525
Sl4,238
S8,464
S23,000
Sl,570
$11,927
S35,562
so
L
f $5,121
S2,004-t-
so
S4,319
S464 _;___ Sl0,757
1
::j • :i I
Sl S2,190 '
S2,676 S2,01 S4,032 Sll,737 i
S47,811 S28 Sl7,061 Sl4,537 __
S684 ' Sl,074+--S72,6SS __[ --,--+
S3,7ij S4,015 S5,702
Sl2,SS2 -S22,274 ~ S40,702
$848 Sl,800 Sl4,539
'"":[
$12,060. $609 --(S391)
S4,571 S6,410~ S9,938 S3,275
Sl,992 -__ $125-
-
so S4,627_ S3,668 --
+
'
$350 I ----t--Sl,676 ~
--+--$2,02_1 __ S4,542
-l--
Sl,8461
S9,7i-
+--_,_ S24,920 t S23,045 :
SS,368
-l-
1
sot
S439 l
f-
S155 "I
__j__
-
+
S3,223 so
$20 ,
so~
$0
S3
S24
S17
SS33
so
S29,454
~· _ S71,233 .
$127,049
(S661) ss
S384
so
Sl,905
S284
Sl,276
so
$0
Sl,752
$36,569_
S19
$174
so
SQ_
S31,056
S286,881
(Slll)
Sll,724
Sll,584
S98,338
Sl7,260
Sl4,363
Sll,051
so
S65,623
S930
S7,788
so_
S26,709
S180,01_2_
$13,150
$8,830
S32,103
1583
EXHIBIT 1
QWEST CORPORATION
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 201S
EXHIBIT l
~N.Y.f:STM_~NT REASON
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS
TRANSPORT IP CORE
Grand Total
D_ESC~EPTION
SWITCHING
... TRANSMISSION/DLC
,COPPER
ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTtC
NEW FEATURES
SWITCHING
TRANSMISSION/DLC
. GClODIN(i__ .. GRACE ..
~_124,764 193,063
T T j
r
LAVA HOT LEWISTON
GRANGEVILLE _H_A<l_t:R"!111N _HAILEY IDA~O CITY ._
1
__ 1DAHCl!_IIL~
S811
K<>OJKIA I-,~,----~-·"""
so
JEROME ... _J KAMIAH KETCHUM r . s~ •. ~.;1 KIMBERLY KU!".~--LAPWAI
S8,657 so SG,114 Sll8 SlG,768
S4,609
12,441
so S163,928 . ~-S30,s32.L_ Sll,418
$-Zll,831 -$6S,043 $1,SS4,244 $107,832 $2S,408 $207,674 $170,821 $3,8S9 $36S,252 $3,194 $0 $988,llS I 17,612
EXHIBIT 1
QWEST CORPORATION
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2015 I I EXHIBIT 1 I I I-
LEWISVILLE-MOUNTAIN NEW
INVESTMENT REASON DESCREPTION MENA MCCAMMON MELBA MERIDIAN MIDDLETON MONTPELIER HOME MURTAUGH NAMPA PLYMOUTH NEZ PERCE •.... PAYITTE __ POCATEUO T----PRESTON . ····-__ REXBURG ......... RIGBY ·-·--·--------·-··-----··--·-·---··-----·····-·--··--·---·--···-··-·----·-· ·-------· --·--··---·----··-··--· •...... T .... ·-----------·--r ····--·--·-----·· ·-. ···---···.,···----~--OSL EXISTING MKT EXPANSION COPPER $0 $0
ENGINEERING $147 $19 $2,721
FIBER OPTIC $0 $0
NEW FEATURES 1 I + OUTSIDE PLANT I
_jTRANSMISSION/DLC $0 so I I I I I j DSLGROWTH CONSTANTS I $7,650 l COPPER $0 $37,122 $649 $0 $0 $0
ENGINEERING $321 $1,099 $82,164 , $2,182 $741 $13,888 $7,771 $71,440 $376 $20 $9,425 $6,425 $3,384
FIBER OPTIC so $0 $5,583 $1,498 $1,832 I $0
LANO/BUILDING
$29,314 1
I I NEW FEATURES i $0
$3,872 1
$12,292
$34,096 1
$26,810 I $33,374 1 l ;°SWITCHING I
so I TRANSMISSION/DLC $0 $4,444 $200,634 I 1 $16,471 $184.073 t $0 $12,289 $7,905
EQVIDEO ENGINEERING
OUTSIDE PLANT ---·· HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION COPPER $5,335 $0 '
ENGINEERING $8,839 $10,422 $6,083 $212 $SO
FIBER OPTIC s12.679 I $64,623 1 I $3,074 1 $0 I I $01 NEW FEATURES l TRANSMISSION/DLC $9,936 $6,790 $4,097 T $0 $0 ----t-MARKETABLE REVENUE -FTTT COPPER
ENGINEERING $596 $8,623 $10,026 $1,683 $19 $13,807 $3,6"i'I___ $11,842 $3,879
FIBER OPTIC $5,703 $37,953 $4,563 $0 $30,243 $0 $23,056 $10,470
TRANSM ISSlON/OLC $34,039 $27.610 I $288 $0 ' $50,557
I
$1,581} $34,161 $61
NATIONAL MARKETABLE REVENUE · Fl ENGINEERING $4,128 l I $963
FIBER OPTIC
1 TRANSMISSION/DLC I $26,435 $9,243
NATL MARKET REV · BUSINESS COPPER I $3,241
ENGINEERING $75,004 $13,702 ($1,460) $30,151 $84 $15,155 $239 $13,456
FIBER OPTIC $217,615 $116,180 $0 $119,885 $30 I $60,390 $0 $47,109
I OUTSIDE PLANT I
$2,319 J .. TRANSMISSION/DLC $8,851 .
$482 1
$40,293 I $0 $6,513 i $2,927 : $0
NATL MARKET REV -WHOLESALE COPPER
$39,622 1 I I $0
ENGINEERING $1,158 I $23,248 $132 $14,943 $2,564 $0 I
FIBER OPTIC $149,150 $10,456 I $83,306 $14,639 I $30,222 I $27,519
TRANSMISSION/OLC $15,987 $477 $1,814 $11,284 $326 $30,405 $21 $0 ...
NETWORK PLAN -ACCESS CONSTANTS
-COPPER $0 $32,413
I
$11,486 ($10,835)° $26,488 . $3,795 ($7,300) $866 ($10,445) ($1,540)
ENGINEERING $80 -$30,620 t-
$339 i $332 t $18,473 1 $2,235 $24,372 $1,500 , $6,895 $6,344
FIBER OPTIC $4,549 1
I T $8.640 I I
$4,596
LAND/BUILDING $0 $0
NEW FEATURES
OUTSIDE PLANT +-$0 $1,172 $16,770
TRANSMISSION/DLC $27,496 $828 $2,714 so ..
NETWORK PLAN · SWITCHING COPPER
I ENGINEERING 1
;
I
$0 $4,758 $401 I I e SWITCHING
I 1 $907 $5,389 1
1
$1.691 I
.. TRANSMISSION/DLC $32
NETWORK RELIABILITY ENGINEERING $1,513 $1,652 $2,307 $6,189 $2,162 $2,776 t $424 ,
NEW FEATURES $5,040
SWITCHING $13,258 $16,695 $14,817 $13,347 $13,340 $5,540 $4,481
--TRANSMISSION/OLC
$4,335 I 1
$0
NETWORK STABILITY COPPER
f I I $1,398 l + ENGINEERING $2,638 s,.874 I I FIBER OPTIC
SWITCHING
TRANSMISSION/OLC $5,893 $9,231 $4,473 1 $7,428
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS COPPER $99 $74 $156 $1,560 $0 $0
ENGINEERING $274,823 ___$22,233 I $89,040 $1,104 I $138 $50,681 $10,838
FIBER OPTIC $1,299,827 $135,532 l $572,526 : f $200,372 l $12,747
1 NEW FEATURES ~eM14 $46,562 $36 756 I $8 820
EXHIBIT 1
QWEST CORPORATION
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2015 +
INVESTMENT_REASON
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS
TRANSPORT IP CORE
Grand Total
--! ~ t
LEWISVILLE-MOUNTAIN NEW I SWl-.fc~~irTl()t. ____ l'II_ENA __ l'll(c:AMMClN MELBA ____ l'II_ER_IDIAN __ MIDDLE_TON I M()NTPELIER__ HOME C URTAUGHI _NAMPA 1 PLYM<JUTH NEZPERCE • PAYETTE __
1
PC>c:AIELLO -"'""""'"" ''"·"' . I i ...... t ··-
1/~~l::,.,, _ _ _ .. .. .... . . I .~~ L :: ~ .::) _ -· __ · __ -__ ,;;J .::J ~ "': :::::
$15,239 $18,943 $5,623 $3,051,215 $392,686 $44,105 $279,960 $52,097 $1,799,070 $68,359 $1,021 $37,919 $626,074
t ~
P_~ESTClN . R£XBUR\:
1
.... . -~l_!iBY
$5,049-+ $1,695 . $5,379
L $17,64d ____ $31.251
$73,360 $180,429 $69,492
EXHIBIT 1
QWEST CORPORATION
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2015
EXHIBIT 1
SHOSHONE·
INVES~~.ENT RE~~-q~ DESCREPTION RIRIE ROBERTS SHEUY .. DIETRICH SODA SPRINGS STAR_ _ ----~IN FALLS WEISER WENDEU . ~r~~~--!~.~~-t
DSL EXISTING MKT EXPANSION COPPER $0 $0
ENGINEERING $138 j $3,663
FIBER OPTIC $0 $0
NEW FEATURES $0
OUTSIDE PLANT $15
TRANSMISSION/DLC $0 $5.781
DSLGROWTH CONSTANTS $7.971 -COPPER $1,097 $149,396
ENGINEERING $983 $19,008 $31,229 $670,103
FIBER OPTIC $4,3SS $61,868
LAND/BUILDING so
NEW FEATURES $8,830 I $S8,152 . $10,699 $525.769
SWITCHING -I-I $19,279 1 $66,923
TRANSMISSION/DLC $17,289 $113,491 $1,581,032
EQVIDEO ENGINEERING $11
OUTSIDE PLANT so
HSI BANDWIDTH AUGMENTATION COPPER so $13,997
ENGINEERING so so ~ $1,653 $86,183
FIBER OPTIC so $155,073
NEW FEATURES so $0 $25,040
TRANSMISSION/DLC I $0 $141,712
MARKETABLE REVENUE· Fm COPPER so so
ENGINEERING $60 $578 $1,680 I $1,024 $22,055 $281 so $135,482
FIBER OPTIC so $2,626 $4,629 $505 $161,025 $0 so $510,683
TRANSMISSION/OLC so $365 so $0 so so $250.784
NATIONAL MARKETABLE REVENUE · Fl ENGINEERING $10,502
FIBER OPTIC $14,702
TRANSMISSION/DLC $53,825
NATL MARKET REV · BUSINESS COPPER so ($9,281) $402
ENGINEERING $1,029 $102 ; $2,312 $32,747 $11,115 $5,374 $560,029
FIBER OPTIC $0
so I $5,689 $186,692 $30,512 $3,522 $1,949,784
OUTSIDE PLANT +-I ($111)
TRANSMISSION/DLC $165 so ' $7,230 $1,725 $43,495 ; $742,609
NATL MARKET REV-WHOLESALE COPPER so
ENGINEERING $53 $50 $19,381 $310,050
FIBER OPTIC $0 so $57,732 $1,374,116
TRANSMISSION/DLC so $20,929 $202,839
NETWORK PLAN . Acass CONSTANTS $3,939,073
COPPER $0 $0 $966 so $26,285 $1,023 $7,947 $263,SS2
ENGINEERING $169 $42 $1,142 ($2,315) $31,856 $539 ~ $3,018 $310,335
FIBER OPTIC $14,276 ; $86,544
LAND/BUILDING $18 $18
NEW FEATURES $603 c OUTSIDE PLANT $102,576
TRAN5Ml5SION/DLC I $2,699 $81,557
NETWORK PLAN -SWITCHING COPPER I so
ENGINEERING $17,483
SWITCHING $22,338
TRANSMISSION/OLC $1,431
NETWORK RELIABILITY ENGINEERING $4,961 $9 ' $717 $302 $1,347 $32,372
NEW FEATURES
$27 1 $3,295 '. so I $5,040
SWITCHING $20,158 : s220 I $161,054 ' I I TRANSMISSION/DLC $3,894 $3,927
NETWORK STABILITY COPPER so ~
ENGINEERING $1,506 $111,911
FIBER OPTIC $180,012
SWITCHING $318,322
TRANSMISSION/DLC $9,872 $547,686
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS COPPER + $19,286 $26,994
ENGINEERING $50,512 $59,697 $995,063
FIBER OPTIC I $270,104 $299,570 -l $4,379,800
NEW FEATURES I $22 551 $14,625 $407 169
EXHIBIT 1
QWEST CORPORATION
BROADBAND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IDAHO 2015
EXHIBIT 1
INVESTMENT REASON--·····--···-··-··-DESCREPTION
NEW RES DEVELOPMENTS
TRANSPORT IP CORE
SWITCHING
... TRANSMISSION/DLC
COPPER
ENGINEERING
FIBER OPTIC
NEW FEATURES
SWITCHING
---··----···--------···· TRANSMISSION/DLC
RIRIE
SHOSHONE-
ROBERTS ............... SHELLY ___ ........ DIETRICH ...... SODA SPRINGS STAR . TWIN FALLS_
$3,391 $853 .
$144 $202 $11,247 $5,520
·---·-----------------$0 _ $12,374 !Grand Total $60 $31204 $61895 $11381 $371344 $5101494
$44 .
$3,819 I
11,141;s11
WEISER
$50,445
WENDELl Grand Total . ..... ... $0
$102,273
$0
$~24,158
$4,609
$44
$635,460
$1,816,546
$58,120 $24,488,181
EXHIBIT 1
EXHIBIT 2
Equipment Retirements
2015
QWEST CORPORATION
IDAHO BROADBAND RETIREMENTS
2015 RETIREMENTS BY VINTAGE
IDAHO CODE SECTION. 63-30298
YEAR
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
VINTAGE
V2011
V2012
V2013
V2014
V2015
!TOTAL RETIREMENTS 2015
RETIREMENTS
509,221
123,747
80,093
128,003
105,404
946,468 I
EXHIBIT 2
EXHIBIT 3
Network Transmission Rates
2015
QWEST CORPORATION
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT
NETWORK TRANSMISSION RATES
QUESTION #4
ID LUs 40 mbps
EOY 2015 249,652
20mbps 12mbps
141,960 29,652
7mbps Smbps 3mbps 1.Smbps 256kbps Total ID
42,066 29,983 38,306 58,098 1,793 591,510
NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where Qwest Corporation might send a
bill and where wireline plant is not far away. Where mbps means megabits per second. These are
download speeds. Upload speeds vary. These are availability counts, not subscribership counts.
EXHIBIT 3
EXHIBIT 4
Idaho
Broadband
Subscribers
2015
QWEST CORPORATION
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDT 2015
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS
QUESTION #8
ID LUs TOTAL LU'S TOTAL
WKG LU'S
WKG QUALIFIED TOTAL QUALIFIED
LU'S LU'S
EOY 2015 645,237 238,867 226,513 591,510
%WKG
QUALIFIED LU'S'-4
95%
NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where Qwest Corporation
might send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. A working Living Unit is an
address where Qwest now sends a bill for some type of service, not necessarily internet
access service and not necessarily telephony service. A qualified LU is an address where
DSL-based service could be provisioned in a short interval of time.
EXHIBIT 4
EXHIBIT 5
Idaho
Broadband
Certification
2015
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 5
2015
I hereby, certify that Representatives of Qwest Corporation (the applicant) have read
the application statutes for the broadband investment income tax credit and the applicant
believes that the subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax credit under Idaho
Code Section 63-3029!.
~· ~Roblnson
Vice President Tax