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Home My WebLink About20200422Amended Application.pdfI{AWLEY A"|,I'ORNEYS AND COU NSELORS Public Utilities Commission Rrcrtanp G. SrrrIrH AoN,ttrrsoro pRACTICE LAwIN IDAHo, WasruucroN AND MoNtaNe MAIL: RSMmH@HAw LEYTRoxELL.coM Dmrcr Drer: 208.388.4932 DTRECT FAx : 208.954.5267 May 4,2020 Mr. Daniel Klein Telecom Analyst Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W est Washington Street Boise, Idaho 83702 TROXE Enclosures cc: Roy Adkins, Edward Lodge Oflice of the SecretaryRECEIVED APR 2 2 2020 Bolse,ldaho Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP . 877 Main Street, Suite 1000 P.O. Box 1517 Boise, Idaho 837 01.-1.617 208.344.6,000 www. hawleytroxell.com &w E'T- 2a-a t '*ru Re: CenturyLinkApplicationsfor Broadband CreditApproval Dear Mr. Klein: This firm represents CenturyLink and its affiliated companies on various matters, and I have assisted the Company from time to time in applying for the broadband tax credits available under Idaho law. I have been asked to transmit a corrected application for Qwest Corporation, and this letter includes that application for approval of credits for investments made in 2018. This application, dated March 6,zoz\,replaces one sent on December 18, 2019. I also attach copies of the applications for CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. and CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc., which were also submitted on or about December l8 and have not been changed. Please let me know if you have any questions about these applications. Sincerely, HAWLEY ENNIS & HAWLEY LLPa Richard G. Smith 4061 9.00 19.128291 98. I ldaho Public Utilities Commission Otfice of the SecretaryBECEIVED APR 2 2 2020 Bolse, ldaho CenturyLink'sITd7rF March 6,2O2O Jean D. Jewell Commission Secretary ldaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ldaho 837 20-007 4 &ws-f , eD-b I Dear Ms. Jewell, Pursuant to Commission Order No. 28784, GNR-T-01-10 please find enclosed Qwest Corporation's application for the ldaho Broadband Tax Credit for the year 2018. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 2018 meets the definition of qualified broadband equipment as found in ldaho code 63-30291. 1. Name address of the applicant: Qwest Corporation PO Box 9070 Monroe, LATtZtl Contact Person: Amanda Brown, Director - Tax Accounting Phone: 318-330-6327 Qwest Corporation is a Telecommunications Carrier 2. ldentify the area or location where the equipment is installed in tdaho. Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the year 2018. See Exhibit 2 for retirements. Broadband investment and retirements for 2018 are as follows: YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT 2018 Sqz,2o5,zeg (s2,694,065)s39,511,203 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 traditional telephony services. Equipment terminals are located in Central Office buildings, remote buildings and in cabinets on concrete pads each serving a neighborhood. lncome Tax Department PO Box 9070 Monroe, 1A7L21l www.centurylink.com 4. NetworkTransmission rate: The transmission rate of DSt- based broadband services ranges from 255kbs to 40 mbps, to and from a subscriber. Please refer to Exhlbit 3. 5. provide a specific list of equlpment types that the application is requestlng the Commission to determlne ls "qualifted broadband equlpment''as defined ln ldaho Code Section 53-30291. Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2018. 5. lnstallation dates: Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2018. 7. Wrltten description of our Broadband Network including a descriptlon of how the installed equipment ls 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, muhiplexers 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 potentlal subscribers: Total customers with the potential to be high-speed internet subscribers ln ldaho is 225,562ot 233,838 potential subscribers, or 96%. Please refer to Exhibit 4. 9. Certifted statement from applicant: Please See Exhibit 5. lf you have any questions concerning this filing, please contact me at (318) 330-6327. Sincerely, Amanda Brown Director - Tax Accounting Encl EXHIBIT 1 Equipment lnstalled ln ldaho 2018 i tJ I It tJjrdFp n rl grl EIQrlF n J sta , * EI ; qT 3$E n3t I e{ ti 33 trt t Bt 8 *ir!!l*lEilf T I Iu tsnt -R' qttac,ttIt ,8 ! t* trli g IIt rrEirrtirI EI II Etrriiiifu*llil'i![*iliii lrll,iEE L I !llil!rlr 8r!tt:It1[aEtt33 tiTEts t't c d, t Eg [.4 rPr Ft9 B$E E t8tQil EE &nt tq F9ttiisEiCJeiJdf{r lqr i IE L E Li ]l lr ItE.{t. a Itr!IrlP t:83 8i8 ett tq tt ii E8 $rJd ,iEiilririE II*8tiIEtt e!eEarqtq i ii Idi389 I g 5 iEtri lr li ll II lt l1 tr* liBll ti lr I I I Ii T I !tt eti3 ntSlt :JI Tflit nhn! t1 .tJ 1dI 3[q^t' E c $*a atr- {R.I883 NQ Q !.9 i 9[t.8. riBti air l3 T tI I 8sSllatr E.Q !tt*t RI i l.al.Enla t8t q iE t:tt3d$id* 1[ !JITITf, Ij RlItq f,R{aaa dtie. 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I ltrrr 86c I{tt - -i .-F 6a r:t !i irttiddrdi IT3 Eilltei:..r1 a t! iltE Ia iI la{g'EsTII t t E'IiT9t R8t t Ir r s r Cddg!' qt8J 5 It IJ t!c:lrC3Rt!::r.8dif,taIt II I I I I ilrFrllrllrilil'tlllr,lilllurtrrr!rtltmll$r3llt'iltll"rrrllltulllllli t II$l ttlIt ti! llt t II Itrtl rl rlI$1 l$t tl, $ll$trlll $t EI trtt u rt rl Ilt lt It t I T t II IT ITdd i IITIl lr T i ItIT IB t I tr ilt .l tiI tt II ttililllt t3 tI lIr l$ I tl II ii Ia rl lt Ild t ill T rl t II II 3l rll 'T rl Irtl (t urII I I rt I Itt I i$Elt!tl"IIIt Ett.f {lrl$I lrt EXHIB'T 2 Equipment Retirements 2018 state SumofPSC AMT Account Descrlptlon 20122120 20122126 EXCH NAIIE Dlgltal Electrcnlc Swltchlne Packet Swltchlng BANCROFT BLACKFOOT 51 BOISE 24'.t,316 80,095 BUHL BURLEY 651 CALDWELL COTTONWOOD 3,840 CRAIGMONT 223 GOODING 90 GRANGEVILLE 179 HAILEY IDAHO FALLS 2,082 438 JEROME 90 KAMIAH 109 KETCHUM 0 29,780 KOOSKIA 2,191 KUNA 19,675 4,122 LAPWAI LEWISTON SHERWOOD 4,476 76 MERIDIAN 729 MOUNTAIN HOME 83,27'.|1,584 MURTAUGH NAMPA 34,605 NEZ PERCE 0 POCATELLO 882 20,160 PRESTON REXBURG 1,066 SODASPRINGS TWIN FALLS 1,375 1,4U WEISER 36 WENDELL 38 88 Grand Total 396,796 138,007 AsofDate city state CoCode PostDate RptArea SumofPSC AMT 20122310 20122312 EXCH NAME Radlo System Facllltles Mlcrowave Syttems BANCROFT BLACKFOOT BOISE 0 20 BUHL BURLEY CALDWELL COTTONWOOD CRAIGMONT GOODING GRANGEVILLE HAILEY IDAHO FALLS JEROME KAMIAH KETCHUM KOOSKIA KUNA LAPWAI LEWISTON SHERWOOD MERIDIAN MOUNTAIN HOME MURTAUGH NAMPA NEZ PERCE POCATELLO PRESTON REXBURG SODA SPRINGS TWIN FALLS WEISER WENDELL Grand Total 0 20 AsofDate citv state CoCode PostDate RptArea Sum of PSC_Ai,|T 20122321 20122322 EXCH NAIIE Analog Clrcult Equipment Dlgltal Glrrult Equlpment BANCROFT BLACKFOOT 0 1,272 BOISE 1,205 1,46',1,241 BUHL 882 BURLEY 794 CALDWELL 1,168 COTTONWOOD 0 2,143 CRAIGMONT 6 GOODING 872 GRANGEVILLE 0 5,276 HAILEY 4 9,393 IDAHO FALLS 49,611 JEROME 756 KAMIAH 0 1,194 KETCHUM 353 KOOSKIA 667 KUNA 6,836 LAPWAI 3,917 LEWISTON SHERWOOD 60 19,137 MERIDlAN 22,801 MOUNTAIN HOME 755 49,297 MURTAUGH 663 NAMPA 1,814 't14,238 NEZ PERCE 0 1,757 POCATELLO 59 28,861 PRESTON 2,504 REXBURG 5,320 SODA SPRINGS 3,838 TWIN FALLS 55 40,263 WEISER WENDELL Grand Total 3,952 1,835,061 AsofDate CoCode PostDate RptArea Sum ofPSC_AMT 20122323 20123622 EXCH NAME Optlcal Glrcult Equlpment Other Non-PBX Equlp (E9{1} BANCROFT BLACKFOOT 0 BOISE 222,589 82 BUHL BURLEY CALDWELL COTTONWOOD 129 CRAIGMONT GOODING GRANGEVILLE HAILEY IDAHO FALLS 1,340 JEROME KAMIAH 180 KETCHUM KOOSKIA 1,170 KUNA LAPWAI LEWISTON SHERWOOD 27 MERIDIAN MOUNTAIN HOME MURTAUGH NAMPA 68,473 NEZ PERCE POCATELLO PRESTON REXBURG SODA SPRINGS TWIN FALLS 5,329 WEISER WENDELL Grand Total 299,237 82 AsofDate city state CoCode PostDate RotAroa Sum of PSG_AII|T 20123621 20123625 EXCH_NAiIE Other Term Equlp - Gust Prcm fuialos Network Torm Equlp BANCROFT BLACKFOOT BOISE 20'l 4,842 BUHL BURLEY CALDWELL COTTONWOOD 0 CRAIGMONT GOODING GRANGEVILLE HAILEY IDAHO FALLS 2 943 JEROME KAMIAH KETCHUM KOOSKIA KUNA LAPWAI LEWISTON SHERWOOD MERIDIAN MOUNTAIN HOME MURTAUGH NAMPA NEZ PERCE 32 POCATELLO 16 PRESTON REXBURG SODASPRINGS TWIN FALLS 66 't,161 WEISER WENDELL Grand Total 270 6,994 AsofDate city state CoCode PostDate RptArea SumofPSG AMT 20121110 20121211 EXCH-NAIllE Polos Aerlal Gable Metalllc BANCROFT 2,0"4 BLACKFOOT 1,915 BOISE 459 BUHL BURLEY CALDWELL COTTONWOOD CRAIGMONT GOODING GRANGEVILLE HAILEY IDAHO FALLS JEROME KAMIAH KETCHUM KOOSKIA KUNA LAPWAI LEWISTON SHERWOOD 2,505 MERIDIAN MOUNTAIN HOME MURTAUGH NAMPA 1,353 NEZ PERCE POCATELLO 1,697 1,126 PRESTON REXBURG SODA SPRINGS TWIN FALLS WEISER WENDELL Grand Total 9,984 1,126 AsofDate city state CoCode PostDate RptArea Sum of PSG AIIIT 20121410 Grand Total EXCH NAiIE Underground Gondult BANCROFT 2,0u BLACKFOOT 3,238 BOISE 2,0't2,050 BUHL 882 BURLEY 't,445 CALDWELL 1,168 COTTONWOOD 6,112 CRAIGMONT 229 GOODING 962 GRANGEVILLE 5,455 HAILEY 9,397 IDAHO FALLS il,417 JEROME 846 KAMIAH 1,483 KETCHUM 30,132 KOOSKIA 4,028 KUNA 30,633 LAPWAI 3,917 LEWISTON SHERWOOD 26,281 MERIDIAN 23,531 MOUNTAIN HOME 134,907 MURTAUGH 663 NAMPA 220,484 NEZ PERCE 1,789 POCATELLO 52,802 PRESTON 2,5M REXBURG 6,386 SODA SPRINGS 3,838 TWIN FALLS 2,537 52,270 WEISER 36 WENDELL 126 Grand Total 2,537 2,694,065 EXHIBIT 3 Netrrork Tra nsmission Rates 2018 qsrl,rcot'or nollErplro ol,lrlomrEItOirIl iltmt^rEqEmoill Ta@ X(rrtt Wtf,. tU Ees ltht t alt A utfrt. Unlt b . rtrt t rddr.$ dt.r. Qr..t C6.Dcrdon ttlr* t t6 . bX rrd r*rrn u**r ;b.t b not h lgay. wh.rG mbPt m.rE ana$ls per rrcord. TI|G rrt doralordfredr. tldca ryrr& vrrv. lhcro rrr rdhbflhyGoutB. tdrr.tr$.]d*ecomB Dlth taodr.!Frh rlrdr 16t InL.a0iL.rl.dr t0Gb tldi.,nf,hfr tiDI Llrrat3 l!s6 fi2tca lrtGllt r5r!ltt ltl ,'.N1t ,L.47 t7ra51 aa:03 1,t40 .lt"atlprHr2l4eeur,$r nrrt aa.ltt ,rr0r tr,ta2 6:l,oca 1,tc'5t7,66 ETIII z€,tt r{1r€0 r3.cr tu-il3 It ttt It toa tt ota L,7t t ctts,2t7 E?tda 2CLat7 fai:lra D]atu rtrt7,r,1!r ,7,rr2 $"ur ,t7l'S acr.15l EWIA'a7^97 tat ..24"til Stut 10J8a tt"t1t tEll L15a 6ro$a IOYilI tGro rs t2ra,:t a4rf5 7u2lr t Eas !atL lrol3 l1lolt xut tta,It2!t 4zrtl lm 3:Urtt EXHIBIT 3 EXHIBIT 4 Idaho Broadband Subscribers 2018 QWEST CORPORATION IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENilATSUBSCRIBERS QUESNON fE NOTE: T600 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 ls an address where DSL-based service could be provisioned in a short interval of time. o.958767 0.964608 lD [Us TOTAL tU'S IOIAIWKGIUs WI(G QUALIFIED !U.S TOTAT AUAUFITD tU'S x wrc ouAtlFtED ru's EOY 2013 62t,638 240,797 224,U2 568,444 93% EOY 2014 637,696 238,228 224,238 583,905 94% EOY 2015 ils,237 238,867 226,5L3 591,510 9s% EOY 2016 653,163 240,247 229,L86 599,758 95o/o EOY 2017 561,135 237,O93 22t,3L7 610,094 96o/o EOY 2018 679,754 233,838 225,562 529,788 lfio/o EXHIBIT 4 EXHIBIT 5 Idaho Broadband Certification 2018 lDAfiO BROADEATTD CEfiNFrcANOil EXHIBIT 5 2018 I hcrcby, crrtlfy $il icpnrcnffirm of Qrcit Corpontbn ($c rpp[eill hrn nrd Src rpplldon st&rcs ftr thc brordbend Fmrtm!fi hoomc t x cndlt rnd tlc rypflcrm bcletcr thrt thG &rbrGct brodhrd cqr&mGrlt qrrllfu br thG tD( crd,t undrr h{rho CodG SGGtbn 63-t0t9l. I hen RoDlnron VP ]torth Ancrlcan Tar EXHBTTS