20060705_1619.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEG AL
FROM:CECELIA A. GASSNER
DATE:JUNE 30, 2006
SUBJECT:APPLICATION OF DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS STAR WEST, INc.
FOR APPROV AL OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL SERVICE IN IDAHO; CASE
NO. DCS-OS-
On August 9, 2005 , Direct Communications Star West, Inc. ("Direct" or "Company
filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Commission.
In its Application, Direct states that it currently provides broadband and dial-up Internet access
to over 3 000 residents and businesses in southeastern Idaho. Direct intends to provide Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telecommunications services to its current customers and to
potential customers in Idaho.
Direct is an Idaho corporation with a corporate headquarters in Rockland, Idaho. The
Company has a Certificate of Incorporation dated Feb. 23, 1993, and also a Certificate of Good
Standing issued by the Idaho Secretary of State on June 3, 2005. The Company has provided
financial information and the appropriate contact information for its registered agent for service
of process within Idaho. The Company also filed a revised illustrative tariff on June 29, 2006.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Direct's Application be processed by Modified Procedure
with a 21-day comment period. This should allow sufficient time for interested parties to review
the Company Application and file their comments with the Commission. Reference
Commission Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission preliminarily find that the public interest may not require a
hearing to consider the issues presented in this case, and that this case is appropriate for
Modified Procedure pursuant to Commission Rules of Procedure 201 through 204?
Does the Commission approve of a comment period of 21 days?
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DECISION MEMORANDUM