20050608_1228.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEG AL
FROM:KIRA DALE PFISTERER
DATE:JUNE 6, 2005
RE:APPLICATION OF VYCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO
PROVIDE RESOLD LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES. CASE NO. VYC-05-
On AprilS , 2005, Vycera Communications, Inc. filed an Application for a Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide resold local exchange
telecommunications services throughout Qwest's service territory in the State of Idaho. The
Company amended its Application with a revised price list filed with the Commission on June 3
2005.
Vycera is a California corporation with its principal offices located in San Diego
California. Vycera is authorized by the Idaho Secretary of State to transact business within the
State of Idaho and has a registered agent for service in Idaho. Vycera is the parent corporation of
Televas Comunicaciones S.A. de C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vycera. Televas is a
telemarketing company located in Mexico.
Vycera currently provides residential telecommunications services in California and
Texas and solicits customers exclusively through telemarketing. In addition to California and
Texas, Vycera has certificates to provide competitive local exchange service in Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado and has additional certificates pending in Utah and
Arizona.
Vycera owns and operates two long distance switches - one in Los Angeles
California and the other in Dallas, Texas - which it uses to provide some interexchange
interstate services.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
ST AFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Application be processed by Modified Procedure.
COMMISSION DECISION
Should Vycera Communications, Inc s Application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity be processed by Modified Procedure?
~-LO, Kira Dal fisterer
M:VYCTO501 kdp
DECISION MEMORANDUM