20260618Inland Telephone ETC Affidavit.pdf

RECEIVED
INLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY June 18, 2026
Corporate Offices IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
103 South 2nd Street
P.O. Box 171 INLAND
Roslyn, WA 98941 TELEPHONE
Telephone:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
June 18, 2026
Via electronic filing to: secretaLy puaidaho.goov
Ms. Monica Barrios-Sanchez
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd, Bldg 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, Idaho 83714
RE: 2025 Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) Annual Reporting
Requirements with the IPUC/ 2026 ETC Re-Certification
Dear Ms. Barrios-Sanchez:
Inland Telephone Company hereby provides notice to the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission ("Commission") that it has electronically completed and
submitted the FCC Form 481 to the Universal Service Administrative
Corporation ("USAC") and the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC') for
carriers designated as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, in accordance
with 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.313 and 54.422.
1 have also included the signed Affidavit pursuant to Commission Order
29841. Inland Telephone Company, Study Area Code 472423, is a rural
incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) as designated by the FCC, and is eligible
to receive federal universal service high-cost support pursuant to the Code of
Federal Regulations ("CFR"), Title 47, §§ 54.301, 54.305, and Part 36, sub-part
F.
Please review the FCC Form 481 filing and include Inland Telephone
Company in your Annual Use Certification Letter to USAC and the FCC. If you
should have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
es K. Brooks
Treasurer/Controller
Attachments

State of Washington ) CERTIFICATION BY ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER
Ss OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER
County of Kittitas ) PROTECTION,ABILITY TO REMAIN FUNCTIONAL IN EMERGENCIES,
AND USE OF FEDERAL HIGH-COST SUPPORT.
AFFIDAVIT OF BUSINESS OR CORPORATE OFFICER
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission Order No. 29841 requires that Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETC)
certify that it is compliant with applicable service quality standards and consumer protection rules; and ETCs must
demonstrate the ability to remain functional in emergencies. In addition, the Commission must file an annual
certification with the USAC and the FCC that all federal high-cost support provided to ETCs within the State of
Idaho will be used only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the
support is intended. Accordingly, the undersigned states and verifies under oath the following:
1. I am an officer of Inland Telephone Company, an eligible telecommunications carrier for receiving federal
universal service support under section 214(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the state of
Idaho.
2. 1 am familiar with the Company's day-to-day operations in the state of Idaho and with the State's service
quality standards and consumer protection rules as set forth in Commission Order No. 29841.
3. Inland Telephone Company is complying with applicable service quality standards and consumer
protection rules of the Federal Communications Commission and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
4. 1 certify to the Commission that the Company is able to remain functional in emergencies as set forth in
Commission Order No. 29841 and in 47 C.F.R. § 54.202(a)(2).
5. 1 also certify that all federal universal service support funds received by Inland Telephone Company
during the current calendar year will be used in a manner consistent with section 254(e);that is, for the
provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which the support is intended. The
company will continue to comply for the period of January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027, to be
eligible for federal universal service fund support.
6. This verification and affidavit is provided to be the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to enable the IPUC to
certify to the FCC that federal universal service support received by the eligible carriers in the state will be
used in a manner consistent with Section 254(e) of the Telecommunifa—w. Act.
ames . Brook , reasurer/Controller
June 18, 2026
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