HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260618E4 Connect ETC Affidavit.pdf RECEIVED
June 18, 2026
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTII (TIES COMMISSION
State of Idaho CERTIFICATION BY ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER
) ss OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER
County of Owyhee ) 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 E4 Connect, lnc. . 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. E4 Connect. Inc. 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 E4 Connect. Inc. 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, 2026, through December 31, 2026,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 Telecommunications Act.
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