20241016Telecom Press Release 1015.pdf

Idaho Public Utilities Commission Brad Utde,Go„emor
P.O. Boot 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0074 Esc Anderson President
John R.Mammand, Jr, Cmomissioner
Edward Lodge,Commissioner
Case No. FZ4-T-24-01
Order No. 36354
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
NEWS RELEASE: Commission approves application giving telecom company income tax
credit.
BOISE (Oct. 15, 2024)—The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved an application
allowing Fatbeam, LLC to receive an income tax credit for qualified broadband equipment.
Fatbeam said broadband services it offers to its customers are associated with fiber optic wide
area network and wireless services, and that the company operates a 100 gigabit backbone
network that feeds the broadband equipment throughout Idaho. Fatbeam also said customers are
served via direct access fiber, fiber to the home, fixed microwave or broadband radio setups.
In 2001, the Legislature passed a bill allowing companies to receive income tax credit for the
installation of qualifying broadband equipment in the state during a calendar year. Qualified
broadband equipment is defined as those network facilities capable of transmitting signals at a
rate of at least 200,000 bits per second to a subscriber and at least 125,000 bits per second from a
subscriber. If the equipment is installed by a telecommunications carrier, it must also be
necessary to the provision of broadband services and an integral part of a broadband network.
Additional information is available at: puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7359.