20121031Affidavit for Custer Telephone Cooperative Inc.pdf

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October 30,2012
Via United States Mail
Ms.Jean Jewell
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P 0 Box 83720
Boise,ID 83720-0074
Re:Affidavit and Support Papers Regarding Revised Tariff Rates (Case No.
GNR-T-1 2-04)
Dear Ms.Jewell:
Enclosed herewith are the original Affidavits Regarding Tariff Rates and
corresponding support papers showing how the changes in rates were calculated
required in connection with the above referenced matter for the following telephone
companies:Custer Telephone Cooperative,Inc.,Filer Mutual Telephone
Company,Inland Telephone Company,and Project Mutual Telephone
Cooperative.
As you know,Custer Telephone Cooperative,Inc.(“Custer”),Filer Mutual
Telephone Company (“Filer”),Inland Telephone Company (“Inland”),and Project
Mutual Telephone Cooperative (“PMT”)filed revisions to the Idaho Rural Exchange
Carriers (“IREC”)tariff in June to comply with the Federal Communications
Commission (“FCC”)Order on Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation
Reform adopting a framework to restructure intercarrier compensation for intrastate
and interstate telecommunications traffic exchanged with a local exchange carrier.
In the Matter of Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange
Carriers,et al.,WD Docket No.07-1 35 et al.,Report and Order and Further NoticeofProposedRulemaking,FCC 11-161 (rel.Nov.18,2011),and the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission’s (the “Commission”)Order No.32534,April 25,2012,Case
No.GNR-T-12-04.Since the time of those initial filings,there have been changes inthewaytheFCChasrequiredcertaincalculationsbemadebyNECA,which hasresultedinminorchangestotherevisedratesinitiallysubmittedbythese
companies.The revised Access Service Tariff of the Idaho Rural ExchangeCarriersshowingthenewchangestothesecompanies’rates has been submittedtotheCommissionunderseparatecover.Enclosed herewith,in accordance withOrderNo.32534,is the supporting documentation for the revised rates set forth in
Jean Jewefl
October 30,2012
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the Access Service Tariff for Custer,Filer,inland and PMT along with theiraffidavitsregardingtherevisedrates.Some of the attached documentation isconsideredtradesecretandconfidentialpursuanttoSection9-340D(1)of theIdahoCode,and is submitted to you on yellow paper.
The revisions set forth in the Access Service Tariff,along with the attachedsupportingdocumentation,will put Custer,Filer,Inland and PMT in compliance withtheFCCOrderandCommissionOrderNo.32534,Case No.GNR-T-12-04.TheserateswillberetroactivelyeffectiveasofJuly3,2012 per the FCC Order.
If you have any questions or require further information,please feel free tocontactmeat(208)577-5747 or by e-mail at camcamIawidaho.com.
Sincerely,
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Cynthia A.Melillo
CAM
Enclosures
Affidavit Regarding Tariff Rates
The State of Idaho )
County of _Custer )
The undersigned Affiant,Dennis L Thornock being first duly sworn,on oath
states as follows:
1.Affiant is the General Manager of Custer Telephone
Cooperative,Inc.(the “Company”).
2.Affiant has personal knowledge of all facts contained herein.
3.The rate adjustments of the Company,and the methodology used to
calculate the rate adjustments,as set forth on the work papers submitted to the Idaho
Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”)are in conformance with the
requirements set forth in Federal Communications Commission’s Order on Universal
Service and lntercarrier Compensation Reform (In the Matter of Establishing Just and
Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers,et a!.,WD Docket No.07-135 et a!.,
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,FCC 11-161 [rel.Nov.
18,2011])(the “FCC Order”).
4.To the best of my knowledge,based upon the provisions of the FCC Order
at the time of filing the rate adjustments,the revised rates will not cause an increase in
revenue to the Company through increased funding from the Connect America Fund.
Executed as of October 1 7_,2012.
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Dennis L Thornock
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STATE OF IDAHO )
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County of Lum)u )
On this IZL day of October in the year 2012,before me,a Notary Public in
and for said County and State,personally appeared Derni L known or
identified to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument,
and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal,the day and
year in this certificate first above written.
tary Public for Idaho
Residing at cH-c1i
-My Commission expires i -E-I
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