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Home My WebLink About970218.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 ROCKLAND ___________________________________________) TELEPHONE COMPANY The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record, Weldon B. Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Rockland Telephone Company 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 Rockland Telephone Company 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 ExchangeTerminating Exchange ArbonRockland Arbon Idaho Falls ArbonSoda Springs ArbonRigby ArbonBancroft ArbonRirie ArbonGrace/Thatcher ArbonRoberts ArbonDowney ArbonBlackfoot/Riverside Arbon McCammon ArbonShelley/Firth ArbonLava Hot Springs ArbonRexburg ArbonAmerican Falls ArbonPocatello/Inkom RocklandAmerican Falls RocklandPocatello/Inkom Rockland Lava Hot Springs RocklandRexburg RocklandMcCammon RocklandShelley/Firth Rockland Downey RocklandBlackfoot/Riverside RocklandGrace/Thatcher RocklandRoberts RocklandBancroft Rockland Ririe RocklandSoda Springs RocklandRigby RocklandArbon RocklandIdaho Falls 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 the U S WEST exchanges listed above 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 Rockland and Arbon customers have Foreign Exchange (FX) lines with the open end (dial tone) in the U S WEST exchanges listed above? Please specify by originating exchange and terminating exchange. Request No. 5:How many 800 lines originate in Arbon for business customers and how many for residential customers? How many 800 lines originate in Rockland 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 theArbond and Rockland exchanges. Request No. 7:How are calls currently transported from the Rockland and Arbon exchanges to the U S WEST exchanges listed in request no. 1? 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 Rockland Telephone Company 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 Rockland Telephone Company have any abandoned plant? Which facility alternatives does Rockland Telephone Company 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 Rockland Telephone Company assesses. Request No. 11:Please itemize toll revenue generated from calls between the routes listed in Request No. 1. Request No. 12:How is Rockland Telephone Company compensated for calls it carries between the routes listed in Request No. 1? Request No. 13:Did Rockland Telephone Company 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 Rockland Telephone Company foresee any significant problems in providing the described EAS? Does Rockland Telephone Company suggest any alternatives to EAS to provide toll relief to customers calling among the exchanges listed in Request No. 1? Request No. 15:Does Rockland Telephone Company 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 Rockland Telephone Company 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. ______________________________________ Weldon B. Stutzman Deputy Attorney General Technical Staff:B. Brown WS:BB\umisc\prdreq\gnrt965.U S WEST