HomeMy WebLinkAbout970218v1.docxWELDON B. STUTZMAN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
(208) 334-0300
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W WASHINGTON
BOISE ID 83702-5983
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONS)
REQUESTING EXTENDED AREA SERVICE)CASE NO. GNR-T-96-5
(EAS) BETWEEN ARBON AND AMERICAN)
FALLS, ARBON AND POCATELLO, AND )FIRST PRODUCTION
BETWEEN ROCKLAND AND AMERICAN )REQUEST OF THE
FALLS. )COMMISSION STAFF
)TO U S WEST
)COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record, Weldon B. Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General, requests that U S WEST Communications, Inc. provide the following documents and information, pursuant to Rule 225 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01, on or before MARCH 11, 1997.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and U S WEST Communications, Inc. is requested to provide, by way of supplementary responses, additional documents that it or any person acting on its behalf may later obtain that will augment the documents produced.
For each item, please indicate the name of the person(s) preparing the answers, along with the job title of such person(s) and the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing.
In answering the following questions, please include in your data for exchanges all wire centers and communities within the exchange. For example, traffic data for the Pocatello exchange should include traffic data to and/or from Chubbuck and Fort Hall.
Request No. 1:Please supply the direct-dialed calling data for the months of July, August and September 1996 on a month-by-month basis using the format below for each of the following:
Originating ExchangeTermination Exchange
American FallsArbon
BancroftArbon
Blackfoot/RiversideArbon
Downey Arbon
Grace/ThatcherArbon
Idaho FallsArbon
Lava Hot SpringsArbon
McCammonArbon
Pocatello/InkomArbon
RexburgArbon
RigbyArbon
RirieArbon
RobertsArbon
Shelley/FirthArbon
Soda SpringsArbon
American FallsRockland
BancroftRockland
Blackfoot/RiversideRockland
DowneyRockland
Grace/ThatcherRockland
Idaho Falls Rockland
Lava Hot SpringsRockland
McCammonRockland
Pocatello/InkomRockland
RexburgRockland
RigbyRockland
RirieRockland
Roberts Rockland
Shelley/FirthRockland
Soda SpringsRockland
Please identify the above data for each month, originating location and terminating location in the following format:
Monthly
# of # of Lines Percent of Toll
MessagesMaking CallsAccess LinesCharges
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-100
101 & Over
Request No. 2:Please provide the following information for calls (excluding calling card, credit card and operator-assisted) originating from the exchanges listed in above to Rockland and to Arbon for each month reported:
A.Residence Accounts
1) total number of toll calls;
2) total toll minutes;
3) total toll revenue;
4) total number of access lines; and
5) number of customers.
B.Business Accounts
1) total number of toll calls;
2) total toll minutes;
3) total toll revenue;
4) total number of access lines; and
5) number of customers.
Additionally, please itemize the total number of calling card, credit card, collect and other operator-assisted calls for the same routes.
Request No. 3:Please provide the total number of messages and minutes by month for each of the three months by exchange.
Request No. 4:How many U S WEST customers have Foreign Exchange (FX) lines with the open end (dial tone) in Arbon? In Rockland? Please specify by originating exchange and terminating exchange.
Request No. 5:How many 800 lines originate in the exchanges listed above for business customers and how many for residential customers.
Request No. 6:Please provide the number of business, residence, 800, FX lines and toll usage by year for the years 1991 through 1995 inclusive in theses exchanges.
Request No. 7:How are calls currently transported from the U S WEST exchanges listed in Request No. 1 to Arbon? To Rockland? Where are the problem areas (if any) in these routes?
A.Please describe the interexchange facilities used to carry traffic between these exchanges.
B.Please include diagram(s) showing these call routes.
C.Does U S WEST plan to change or upgrade any of these facilities within the next five years?
Request No. 8:Please describe any facility upgrades or new equipment (including switch software) that would be required to implement EAS on the routes listed in Request No. 1. Itemize the type of equipment/facilities, labor required and the estimated cost.
Request No. 9:What is the design blocking probability for the interoffice trunking/switching alternatives itemized above? Will U S WEST have any abandoned plant? Which facility alternatives does U S WEST consider to be the most cost effective?
Request No. 10:Please list all access revenue generated from calls between the routes listed in Request No. 1. Itemize access revenue according to originating and terminating common carrier line charges, switching, transport minutes, billing and collection, and any additional access charges U S WEST assesses.
Request No. 11:Please itemize toll revenue generated from calls between the routes listed in Request No. 1.
Request No. 12:How is U S WEST compensated for calls it carries between the routes listed in Request No. 1?
Request No. 13:Did U S WEST use a stimulation factor in its estimates for facilities upgrades? If so, what factor was used? Describe how this stimulation factor was derived.
Request No. 14:Does U S WEST foresee any significant problems in providing the described EAS? Does U S WEST suggest any alternatives to EAS to provide toll relief to customers calling among the exchanges listed in Request No. 1?
Request No. 15:Does U S WEST support the provision of EAS for the routes listed in Request No. 1? Why or why not?
Request No. 16:What optional calling plans does U S WEST offer on the routes listed in Request No. 1? Please include the rates and any discounts that apply.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this day of February 1997.
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Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff:B. Brown
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