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Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Re:Case No. GNR-03-
In the matter of IPU C Response to FCC Order on review of Section 251
Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (CC
Docket No. 01-338), and the Nine-Month Review of Economic and
Operation Impairment Regarding Access to Specific UNEs.
Dear Mr. Stutzman:
I am writing in response to the November 12, 2003 First Production Request of
the Commission Staff to Wireless Companies. Western Wireless Corporation ("Western
Wireless ) is a provider of Commercial Mobile Radio Service ("CMRS") in the State of
Idaho. Its responses to the Commission s First Production Requests are provided below.
1. Western Wireless does not currently operate a Mobile Switching Center ("MSC"
located within the State ofIdaho. It currently provides service to Idaho customers
by use of its Reno, Nevada MSC.
2. Western Wireless does not identify the services it provides to end user customers
according to ILEC wire center districts. Western Wireless is licensed to provide
CMRS in the following two Rural Statistical Areas ("RSA"): Idaho 2 - Idaho
RSA, Market No. 389A; and Idaho 3 - Limhi RSA, Market 390 A(4).
3. Western Wireless does not identify its subscriber access lines and voice-grade
equivalent lines according to ILEC wire centers, and therefore is unable to
provide this information.
4. Western Wireless' Reno , Nevada MSC provides CMRS to customers in
California, Idaho and Nevada. The approximate capacity of the MSC to provide
voice-grade equivalent lines of service is unknown.
5. Western Wireless does not identify its subscriber access lines and voice-grade
equivalent lines according to residential or business categories, and therefore is
unable to provide this information.
6. Western Wireless owns its Reno, Nevada MSC.
Western Wireless Corporation 3650 131 st Ave. S., Suite 400 Bellevue, WA 98006 Office [phone] Fax [phone]
7. Western Wireless does not identify its subscriber access lines and voice-grade
equivalent lines according to residential or business categories, and therefore is
unable to identify the average total monthly revenues earned per type of line and
per type of feature. No revenue information is kept on a per LATA, per MSA or
individual service basis.
8. The initial cost of the Western Wireless Reno, Nevada MSC, including
installation and engineering costs, is unknown. It provides CMRS to customers in
California, Idaho, and Nevada. It has been upgraded at various times and the
original implementation and engineering costs of this MSC are unknown. That
said, a typical switch used to provide cellular service will approximately cost
seven million dollars.
9. Western Wireless is a facilities based provider of wireless service. Western
Wireless does not provide service in Idaho through any wholesale , lease or resale
arrangements with the switch or other facilities of any other entity.
10. Western Wireless has no current plans to provide or make available through a
wholesale, lease or resale arrangement any capacity on any switches or other
facilities it owns or operates in Idaho or any other states to any unaffiliated
entities.
11. Western Wireless does not identify its subscriber access lines and voice-grade
equivalent lines according to Qwest wire centers, and therefore is unable to
provide this information.
12. Western Wireless does not lease dial tone or trunking functionality/capacity
within Idaho.
13. Western Wireless ' MSCs do not exclusively serve either enterprise customers or
mass-market customers. Furthermore, its MSCs do not distinguish between
enterprise customers or mass-market customers and it is therefore not aware of
any MSC conversion costs.
14. Western Wireless does not identify customer churn based upon a statewide or
central office-specific basis, nor does it identify customer churn based upon a
specific customer type or specific service type.
15. Western Wireless does not identify customer acquisition costs based upon
purchases of specific numbers of voice grade equivalent lines of service.
Furthermore, it does not identify business costs or per line acquisition costs based
upon business or residential customers or different types of service.
16. Western Wireless does not identify its customer churn rate based upon purchases
of specific numbers of voice grade equivalent lines of service. Furthermore, it
does not identify its churn rate based upon business or residential customers or
different types of service.
17. Western Wireless does not identify the number of customer who cancel service
after one, two, three or six months of service. It does not know how such
information compares to churn figures based upon customers who purchase up to
24 voice grade equivalent lines. A large percentage of Western Wireless
customers sign service agreements for one year or more.
18. Western Wireless does not have specific plans that are offered to customers who
purchase up to 24 voice grade equivalent lines.
19. Western Wireless ' response to question number 13 did not identify any rate plans.
20. Western Wireless does not identify the number of cross-connects based upon
customers who purchase up to 24 voice grade equivalent lines.
21. Western Wireless does not have a hot cut process currently used to transfer lines
from other facilities.
22. Western Wireless does not have a hot cut process currently used to transfer lines
from other facilities.
23. Western Wireless does not currently have a batch hot cut process that it uses.
does not have an estimate of the maximum number of lines per batch.
24. Western Wireless does not currently have a batch hot cut process that it uses.
does not have an estimate of the maximum number of lines per batch.
25. Western Wireless does not currently have a batch hot cut process that it uses.
Western Wireless does not have an estimate of the monthly volume of hot cuts
that would be required regardless of whether or not UNE-P is available.
All responses are provided by Nathan Glazier, Manager of Regulatory Affairs
Western Wireless Corporation, located at 3650 131 st Avenue SE, Suite 400, Bellevue
W A 98006. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I can be reached at (425)
586-8432 or via email at Nathan.Glazier~wwireless.com
Sincerely,
Nathan Glazier
Manager of Regulatory Affairs
Cc:Wayne Hart