HomeMy WebLinkAboutGNRT978.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 FROM)
RESIDENTS OF TETON COUNTY REQUEST-)CASE NO. GNR-T-97-8
ING INCLUSION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN)
IDAHO EXTENDED CALLING AREA OF)FIRST PRODUCTION
U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)REQUEST OF THE
)COMMISSION STAFF
)TO TETON TELECOM
)COMMUNICATIONS
___________________________________________)
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record, Weldon B. Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Teton Telecom Communications (Teton) 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 18, 1997.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and Teton Telecom Communications 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.
Request No. 1: Please supply the direct-dialed calling data for the months from April through July 1997 on a month-by-month basis using the format below for calls from the Driggs exchange (including the Victor and Tetonia wire centers) into the indicated U S WEST terminating exchanges.
Originating ExchangesTerminating Exchanges
DriggsAmerican Falls
DriggsBancroft
DriggsBlackfoot/Riverside
DriggsDowney
DriggsGrace/Thatcher
DriggsIdaho Falls
DriggsLava Hot Springs
DriggsMcCammon
DriggsMontpelier
DriggsPocatello/Inkom
DriggsPreston
DriggsRexburg
DriggsRigby
DriggsRirie
DriggsRoberts
DriggsShelley/Firth
DriggsSoda 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 the Driggs exchange, including the Victor and Tetonia wire centers, 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 Driggs 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 in the Driggs exchange, including Tetonia and Victor wire centers, into the EAS areas
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 July 1997, in the above mentioned wire centers.
Request No. 6: How are calls currently transported from the Driggs exchange (including the Victor andTetonia wire centers) 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 Teton Telecom 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 workpapers for such calculations.
Request No. 8: What is the design blocking probability for the interoffice trunking/switching alternatives itemized above? Will Teton have any abandoned plant? Which facility alternatives does Teton 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 Teton Telecom Communications assesses.
Request No. 10: Does Teton foresee any significant problems in providing the described EAS? Does Teton 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 Teton offer on the routes listed above? Please include the rates and any discounts that apply.
Request No. 12: For each of the services listed in the previous question:
a.Indicate the date that the service was first introduced.
b.Provide the projections prepared by the marketing (or other appropriate Teton department or unit) of the anticipated demand for the service at the time it was introduced.
Request No. 13: Provide the following data:
a.The total number of residential accounts that Teton estimates to be eligible for Telephone Assistance Program.
b.The total number of residential accounts that are presently participating in the Telephone Assistance Program, separately by exchange.
c.Provide penetration rates (percentage of households subscribing to local exchange service) separately, again at the most disaggregated level for which data is available, for three most densely populated areas.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this day of August 1997.
______________________________________
Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff:Carolee Hall
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