HomeMy WebLinkAbout970902.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 PETITION FOR)
EXTENDED AREA SERVICE (EAS))CASE NO. GNR-T-97-6
BETWEEN MALAD CITY AND REXBURG)
AND SURROUNDING AREAS.)FIRST PRODUCTION
)REQUEST OF THE
)COMMISSION STAFF
)TO ALBION TELEPHONE
___________________________________________) COMPANY DBA WESTEL
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record, Weldon B. Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Albion Telephone Company d.b.a. Westel (Westel; 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 1997.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and Albion 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 consolidate traffic data to and/or from Chubbuck and Inkom.
Request No. 1: Please supply the direct-dialed calling data for the months from April through June 1997 on a month-by-month basis using the format below for calls on each of the following routes:
Originating ExchangesTerminating Exchanges
MaladAmerican Falls
MaladBancroft
MaladBlackfoot/Riverside
MaladDowney
MaladGrace/Thatcher
MaladIdaho Falls
MaladLava Hot Springs
MaladMcCammon
MaladMontpelier
MaladParis
MaladPocatello/Inkom/Chubbuck
MaladPreston/Dayton/Franklin
MaladRexburg
MaladRigby/Lewisville/Menan
MaladRirie
MaladRoberts
MaladShelley/Firth
MaladSoda Springs
Please identify the above data for each month, originating location and terminating location in the following format:
Monthly
# of# of LinesPercent 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 Malad to 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: How many Malad customers have Foreign Exchange (FX) lines with the open end (dial tone) in each of the above listed U S WEST exchanges (in Request No. 1)? Please specify by originating exchange.
Request No. 4: How many 800/888 lines originate in the exchanges listed above for business customers and how many for residential customers?
Request No. 5: Please provide the number of business, residence, 800/888, FX lines and total message minutes for toll usage from January through June 1997, in the above mentioned exchanges.
Request No. 6: How are calls currently transported from the Malad exchanges to the U S WEST exchanges listed above? 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 Albion/Westel plan to change or upgrade any of these facilities within the next five years?
Request No. 7: 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, and please provide working papers for such calculations.
Request No. 8: What is the design blocking probability for the interoffice trunking/switching alternatives itemized above? Will Westel have any abandoned plant? Which facility alternatives does Westel consider to be the most cost effective?
Request No. 9: 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 Westel assesses.
Request No. 10: Does Westel foresee any significant problems in providing the described EAS? Does Westel suggest any alternatives to EAS to provide toll relief to customers calling among the exchanges listed in Request No. 1?
Request No. 11: What optional calling plans does Westel offer on the routes listed above? Please include the rates and any discounts that apply.
Request No. 12: Does Westel support provision of EAS on these routes? Under what conditions?
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this day of September 1997.
______________________________________
Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff:Bill Eastlake
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