20220124Application.pdf

December 15,2021
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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg.8, Ste.201-A
Boise, ldaho 83714
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Dear Ms. Noriyuki,
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 2020. This application is being submitted for Commission determination that
the broadband equipment installed tor 2020 meets the definition of qualffied broadband equipment as found in ldaho
code 63-30291.
1. Name address of the applicant:
Qwest Corporation
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, L471203
Contact Percon:
Amanda Brown, Director - Tax Accounting
Phone: [phone]
Qwest Corporation is a Telecommunications Carrier
2. ldentify the area or locatlon where the equipment is installed in ldaho.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for equipment installed in the year 2020. See Exhibit 2
for retirements.
Broadband investment and retirements for 2020 are as follows
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2020 $55.259.483 ($866.776)$il.392.707
3. Type of Broadband service offered to the public in ldaho.
Qwest Corporation uses tenestrialwireline 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 traditionaltelephony services. Equipment terminals are located in Central Office buildings, remote
buildings and in cabinets on concrete pads each serving a neighborhood.
4. Network Transmlsslon 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.
lncome Tax Departnent
PO Box 9070
Monroe, L471211
www.lumen,com
LUMEN'
5. Provide a specific list of equipment types that the application ls requesting the Commission
to determine ls "qualified broadband equipment" as defined in ldaho Code Section 6330291.
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2020.
6. lnstallation dates:
Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2020.
7. Written description of our Broadband Network including a description of how the installed
equipment is an "lntegral part" of the broadband network:
SeMces 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 digitalswitches are controlled by licensed sofrvyare. 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
signifi cant additional capacity.
8. Percentage and number of potential subscrlbers:
Total customers with the potential to be high-speed internet subscribers in Idaho is 21 5,939 of 222,958 potential
subscribers, or 97o/o. Please refer to Exhibit 4.
9. Certlfied statement from applicant:
PIease See Exhibit 5.
lf you have any questions conceming this filing, please contact me at (318) 3305327
Sincerely
Amanda Brown
Director - Tax Accounting
Encl
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EXHIBIT 1
Equipment Installed In ldaho
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EXHIBIT 4
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EXHIBIT 5
ldaho
Broadband
Certification
2020
IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 5
2020
I hereby, certify that Representatives of Qwest Corporation (the applicant) have read
the application statutes forthe broadband investment income tax credit and the applicant
believes that the subject broadband equipment qualifies for the tax redit under tdaho
Code Section 63-30291.
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DouglasA. Rbhards
SVP GlobalTax
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