20050118_1060.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER HANSEN
CO MMISSI 0 N SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:KIRA DALE PFISTERER
DATE:JANUARY 14, 2005
RE:APPLICATION OF FRANCE TELECOM CORPORATE SOLUTIONS
C. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY TO PROVIDE RESOLD LOCAL EXCHANGE AND
INTEREXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. CASE NO.
FRN-04-
On December 23 , 2004, France Telecom Corporate Solutions L.C. (FTCS) filed an
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide local exchange and
toll services throughout the State of Idaho. The Application requests authority to offer resold
local exchange and interexchange services to primarily business customers in the State of Idaho.
FTCS does not intend to own, operate or construct any telecommunications facilities. The
Company intends to enter into resale agreements with Qwest and Verizon within the next two
years.
In the Application, FTCS requests authority to provide all forms of local exchange
telecommunications services throughout the State of Idaho. Initially, FTCS will provide Local
Exchange Service, Virtual Private Network Service, Local Dedicated Service, and Integrated
Services Digital Network Primary Rate Interface (ISDN-PRI). FTCS further requests authority
to offer all forms of interexchange telecommunications services. Initially, FTCS will provide
Switched Interexchange Service, Dedicated Interexchange Service, Virtual Private Network
Service, Frame Relay Service, Carrier 800 Service, Private Line Service, and Travel Calling
Card Service. In addition, FTCS will provide resold commercial mobile radio services.
FTCS is a Delaware limited liability company with a corporate office in Herndon
Virginia and is majority owned and controlled by France Telecom S., a publicly-traded
company on both the Paris Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. FTCS has a
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certificate of good standing issued by the Idaho Secretary of State on September 16, 2004.
Although the Company does not maintain an office in Idaho, it does have a registered in-state
agent.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Application be processed by Modified Procedure.
COMMISSION DECISION
Should FTCS' Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity be
processed by Modified Procedure?
/UiA (),Kira ale Pfisterer
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DECISION MEMORANDUM