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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20060227_1472.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH COMMISSIONER HANSEN COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM:CECELIA A. GASSNER DATE:FEBRUARY 23, 2006 SUBJECT:CASE NO. CZ6-06-APPLICATION OF CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS, INc. FOR APPROVAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL SERVICE IN IDAHO On January 25 2006, Contact Communications, Inc. ("Contact") filed an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Commission. Contact intends to provide certain data services on a wholesale basis and certain communications services on a retail basis. On February 1 , 2006, the Commission solicited comments regarding Contact' Application. See Order No. 29967. No comments were received other than those filed by Staff. THE APPLICATION In the Application, Contact proposes to provide advanced data services to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other retailers on a wholesale basis, operating as both a reseller and facility-based provider throughout Idaho. Contact will also provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services on a retail basis to business and residential consumers. The Company wishes to provide service as soon as interconnection facilities can be constructed with Qwest. Contact is a Wyoming company with corporate headquarters in Riverton, Wyoming. The Company has a Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Idaho Secretary of State on June , 2005. The Company has provided financial sheets for a nine-month period ending on September 30, 2005 and the appropriate contact information for its registered agent for service of process within Idaho. DECISION MEMORANDUM ST AFF COMMENTS Staff has reviewed the Application submitted by Contact, and believes the Company understands and agrees to comply with the Commission rules and requirements. Based on this review, the Company s filing fulfills the requirements of the Commission Rules and Procedural Order No. 26665. Staff believes that the Company possesses the requisite financial, managerial and technical qualifications necessary to operate as a provider of telecommunications services. Staff, therefore, recommends approval of the Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to approve the Application of Contact Communications Inc. and grant the Company a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity? Cecelia A. Gassner M:CZ6-O6-cg2 DECISION MEMORANDUM