20260625Cluster Telephone Cooperative Inc ETC Affidavit.pdf

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RECEIVED
June 25, 2026 JUNE 25, 2026
IDAHO PUBLIC
Monica Barrios-Sanchez UTILITIES COMMISSION
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Bldg. 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, Idaho 83714
RE: 2026 Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) Annual Reporting Requirements
with the IPUC — Case Number GNR-T-26-01
Dear Ms. Barrios-Sanchez,
Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. ("the Company") has completed the online filing of the
Form 481 with the Universal Service Administrative Corporation ("USAC") for designation as an
Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, in accordance with 47 U.S.C. 54.313 and 54.422. Section
54.313 applies to eligible telecommunications carriers ("ETCs") receiving high-cost federal USF
support and Section 54.422 applies to ETCs receiving low-income support. Both sections require
the Company to file the annual report with the FCC, USAC and the Commission. I have enclosed
the signed Affidavit pursuant to Commission Order 29841.
Please review the online filing and include our Company in your Annual Use Certification
Letter to USAC and the FCC.
If you have any questions or need any further information, do not hesitate to contact me
directly.
Sincerely, �p
Ja, es D Bennetts
CEO / General Manager

State of Idaho ) CERTIFICATION BY ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER
) ss OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER
County of Custer ) 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 Custer Telephone Cooperative Inc., 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. Custer Telephone Cooperative 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 Custer Telephone Cooperative
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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