20260522Amended Application.pdf

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RECEIVED
May 21, 2026 MAY 22, 2026
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A
Boise, Idaho 83714
Dear Ms. Noriyuki,
Pursuant to Commission Case No. CEN-T-25-01 please find enclosed resubmission of CenturyTel of Idaho,
Inc.'s application for the Idaho Broadband Tax Credit for the year 2022. This application is being submitted
for Commission determination that the broadband equipment installed for 2022 meets the definition of
qualified broadband equipment as found in Idaho code 63-30291.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF CENTURYTERL OF IDAHO INC FOR
BROADBAND INVESTMENT TAX
CREDIT CERTIFICATION
Broadband investment and retirements for 2022 are as follows:
YEAR INVESTMENT RETIREMENTS NET INVESTMENT
2022 $69S,937 ($0) $69S,937
1. Name address of the applicant:
CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc.
PO Box 9070,Attn: Income Tax
Monroe, LA 71211
Contact Person:
Toni Mincic, Sr. Director—Tax
Phone: [phone]
CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. is a Telecommunications Carrier
2. Identify the area or location where the equipment is installed in Idaho: Please refer to Exhibit 1, which
describes CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc.'s qualified broadband equipment and contains the information and
representation required by this Commission. The list of installed equipment is necessary to the provisioning of
broadband service and an integral part of the broadband network.
Income Tax Department
PO Box 9070
Monroe, LA 71211
www.lumen.com

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3.Type of Broadband service offered to the public in Idaho: CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. 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 is typically 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.
4. Provide the lowest transmission rate offered to customers, in bits per second,that subscribers to the relevant
broadband network can receive and send (download and upload):The lowest transmission rate offered to
customers is 500,000 bits per second for downloads and 250,000 bits per second for uploads.
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: Refer to Exhibit 1 of this application
for a listing of installed equipment, cost, brand, manufacturer, and model numbers for year 2022.
6. Installation dates: Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the year 2022.
7. Percentage and number of potential subscribers: Please refer to Exhibit 3 for the year 2022.
CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. has reviewed the applicable statutes for the Broadband Investment Income Tax Credit.
CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. also believes that the broadband equipment included within Exhibit 1 qualifies for the tax
credit under Section 63-30291 of the Idaho Code. CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. has also updated all of the part numbers
as requested by the Commission.
CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. does not believe that the public interest requires a hearing on this matter, and therefore
requests that the Commission approve the Application by Minute Order or under Modified Procedure. In the event
the Commission determines that further proceedings are necessary,Applicant stands ready for immediate
hearings.
WHEREFORE, CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. requests that the Commission issue its order determining that the installed
equipment in Exhibit 1 constitutes qualified broadband equipment eligible for the investment tax credit authorized
by Section 63-20391, Idaho Code.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,This 21st day of May, 2026
If u ha e q o s cbnc rning this filing, please contact me at [phone].
Toni Mincic
Senior Director—Tax
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EXHIBIT 1
Equipment Installed In Idaho
Please see Excel
Spreadsheet attached to
email
2022

EXHIBIT 2
Idaho
Broadband
Subscribers
2022

CENTURYTEL OF IDAHO,INC.
IDAHO BROADBAND CREDIT
PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS
T083
ID LUs TOTAL LU'S TOTAL QUALIFIED LU'S %QUALIFIED LU'S
EOY 2022 5,726 5,368 94%
EOY 2021 5,709 5,349 94%
EOY 2020 5,576 5,219 94%
EOY 2019 5,353 4,756 89%
EOY 2018 5,291 4,729 89%
EOY 2017 5,120 4,340 85%
EOY 2016 5,092 4,620 91%
EOY2015 5,056 4,654 92%
EOY 2014 5,026 4,760 95%
EOY 2013 4,981 4,485 90%
EOY 2012 4,929 4,647 94%
NOTE: Where LU means Living Unit. A Living Unit is a street address where CenturyTel of
Idaho,Inc.might send a bill and where wireline plant is not far away. A working Living Unit is an
address where CenturyTel of Idaho,Inc.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 3
Idaho
Broadband
Certification
2022

IDAHO BROADBAND CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 3
2022
1 hereby, certify that Representatives of CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. (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 63-3029I .
Douglas A. Richards
SVP Global Tax