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MIDV ALE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE INC.
Serving Rural Customers in Idaho, Arizona, Oregon & Washington
2205 KEITlll.-EY CREEK ROAD . P.O. BOX 7 . MillV ALE, IDAHO 83645
[phone] 1-800-462-4523 FAX [phone]
October 20, 2007
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Dear Ms. Hall:
Enclosed please find answers to questions of October 18th and some pages from the loan
application that were requested to answer your inquiry about Midvale s H-Loan
application to RUS which is before the ID PUC at this time. Thank you for your
consideration.
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1. Customer locations in RUS Loan application
The subscriber information compiled for the H-loan was current as of
December 31, 2006, which shows a total of 2596 access lines for the 13
exchanges. Historical data was used to compile a forecast for all exchanges
and an area coverage survey was used for the new Millsite service areas of
Crossroads Ranch, Long Meadows, and Poquito Valley. (These three areas
are subdivisions presently being developed in and around the Prescott, AZ
area and are included in our Arizona study area. They will be served by our
Millsite switch.
The highest growth areas are in Arizona because of the overall growth of the
state in general but also because Midvale has included moneys in this loan to
extend service to previously filed on new territory. Listed below are the AZ
exchanges with the growth estimates. Please note there is a slight difference
in the loan projections and the number in your e-mail.
Exchan
cascabel
Granite Mtn
Millsite
Young
Silver Belle
TOTALS AZ
All ill exchanges
Oregon Exchanges
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New switch & Power
New switch, & test equipment
New switch
New Switch & power
Upgrade existing Soft Switch for features
New Switch
New Switch
New Switch
In addition to these switch upgrades, the loan includes funds to upgrade the
internal company network among all switches in the company which requires
investments in various amounts in each switch depending on existing situation
and distance from the central points in the two larger states. This activity is
budgeted at a total of $180 000.
4. This replacement of Microwave with Fiber occurs in the Lakeview Exchange in
Northern Idaho. This exchange is located on the east side of Lake Pend'oreille.
Our "landing site" on the west side of the lake has been sold to the city of
Bayview and they have graciously allowed us to keep our equipment there while
we constructed this proposed change. This exchange serves approximately
customers along 22 miles of the lake.
5. There are no loan payoffs associated with this loan application. MTE has a series
of loans from RUS (7 since 1980) and some of these are nearing maturity but this
H loan does not propose to pay any off. In addition MTE has a loan from RTFc
(to purchase the Stanley exchange in 1997), which is approximately, one half paid
for.
6. See attached budget pages from the loan application
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Outside Plant Costs
Granite Mountain. AZ
Granite Mountain Local Plant
FACILITY OTY (FTl
BFO24 V(1 )(1.25") (on new routes)
BFO24 V(1 )(1,25") (on existing routes)
BFO48 V(1 )(1,25") (on new routes)
BFO48 V(1)(1,25") (on existing routes)
BFO72 V(1 )(1,25") (on existing routes)
BFO96 V(1 )(1 ,25") (on existing routes)
BFO144 V(1)(1,25") (on existing routes)
SEBF-41(1)(.75") drops(150'each), 300 each
108,485
108,485
945
945
120
290
920
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Total Granite Mountain asp 354 190
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, new
Total route miles of plant
33.3 miles
25.3 miles
5 miles
67.1 miles
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UNIT COST
5AO
EXT. COST
506 625
506,625
121 233
121 233
147 638
508
768
175 950
649 580
Crossroads Ranch
FACILITY
BFO24 V(l )(125) (on new routes)
UO24
UO144
SEBF-41(1 )(,75") drops, 72 each
Total Crossroads Ranch
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, new
Total route miles of plant
LonQ Meadows
BFO24 V(1 )(1 ,25) (on new routes)
BFO48 V(1 )(1,25) (on new routes)
BFO72 V(1 )(1.25) (on new routes)
SEBF-4I(1 )(.75") drops , 37 each
Total Long Meadows
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, new
Total route miles of plant
PoQuito Valley
BFO24 V(1 )(1.25) (on new routes)
BFO48 V(1 )(1,25) (on new routes)
BFO72 V(1 )(1,25) (on new routes)
BFO24 transport to Henderson Valley
SEBF-41(1)(,75") drops(150'each), 184 each
Total Poquito
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, new
Total route miles of plant
Total Millsite asp
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops new
Outside Plant Costs
Millsite, AZ
QTY (FT)
968
601
639
064
184 272
0 miles
24.9 miles
10.1 miles
34.9 miles
000
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500
550
050
0 miles
14.7 miles
1 miles
15.7 miles
92,084
16,128
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126 720
600
292 532
0 miles
50.2 miles
2 miles
55.4 miles
miles
89.7 miles
16.3 miles
106.0 miles
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UNIT COST
467
301
EXT COST
107 261
008
185,533
207,480
589 282
116 750
145 800
114 075
701
398 326
430 032
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152 100
448 589
107 916
217 019
204 627
Outside Plant Costs
Younq, AZ
Younq Local Plant
FACILITY OTY FT)UNIT COST EXT COST
43,400 467 202 678
23,760 529 125,690
000 290
160 402 658
BFO24 V(1)(1.25) (on existing routes)
BFO96 V(1)(1.25) (on existing routes)
SEBF-41(1 )(.75") drops, 76 each
Total Young asp
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Milesof drops replacement
Total route miles of plant
12.7 miles
0 miles
6 miles
16.3 miles
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Outside Plant Costs
Younq Retired Plant
Younq Retired Aerial Plant
ORIGINAL
FACILITY OTY 1FT COST
DW1-536 317
CF12-340
C25-375 688
C25-929 965
C25-070 035
CF28-897 449
TOTAL 147 FT.539
12.72 MI.
REMOVAL
COST
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Lakeview to Bavview Toll
FACILITY
Outside Plant Costs
lakeview, Midvale, Stanlelf 10
UO 24 (on existing route)
UO 2.i (on new route)
Midvale Local Plant
FACILITY
Total Lakeview asp
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, replacement
Total route miles of plant
BFO24 V(1 )(1.25) (on existing routes)
SEBF-4I(1)(,75") drops, 100 each replacement
Stanley Local Plant
FACILITY
Total Midvale OSP
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, replacement
Total route miles of plant
BFO24 V(1)(1.25) (on existing routes)
SEBF-4I(1 )(.75") frops, 100 each replacement
Total Stanley OSP
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt Miles of drops, replacement
Total route miles of plant
QTY 1FT)
100
900
000
OTY 1FT)
000
000
000
OTY 1FT)
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000
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UNIT COST
5 miles
13.6 miles
0 miles
15.1 miles
UNIT COST
8 miles
0 miles
8 miles
6 miles
UNIT COST
8 miles
0 miles
8 miles
6 miles
EXT COST
591
209.409
233 000
EXT COST
93,425
175
171 600
EXT COST
93,425
175
171 600
Cascabel. AZ
Cascabel Local Plant
FACILITY
BFO24 V (1 )(1,25") (on existing routes)
BFO24 V (1 )(1,25") (on new routes)
SEBF-41 (1 )(.75") drops, 5 each new
Total Local Plant
Total Cascabel asp
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, new
Total route miles of plant
QTY (FT)
103 174
000
750
143 924
143 924
19.5 miles
6 miles
1 miles
27.3 miles
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UNIT COST
467
EXT. COST
481 823
186 800
932
671 555
671 555
Outside Plant Costs
Juntura Harper OR
Juntura Local & Toll Plant to Harper
FACILITY
Total Juntura & Harper asp
OTY UNIT COST EXT COST
568 446.422
170.432 796 130
266,000 242,552
BFO24 V(1 )(1.25) (on existing routes) Local
BFO24 V(1 )(1,25) (on new routes) Toll
Rt. Miles along existing routes
Rt. Miles along new routes
Rt. Miles of drops, replacement
Total route miles of plant
18,1 miles in Juntura Exch,
32,3 miles in Harper Exch,
50A miles
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