HomeMy WebLinkAbout20060814_1637.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:DONOVAN E. WALKER
DATE:AUGUST 10 2006
SUBJECT:THE APPLICATION OF MY CHOICE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA
MCCI FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY - CASE NO. MCC-06-
On March 30, 2006 My Choice Communications, Inc., dba MCCI, (MCCI;
Company) filed an Application with the Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity to provide resold and/or facilities-based local exchange services in Idaho exchanges
currently served by Qwest. The Commission authorized the use of Modified Procedure to
process the Company s Application with a comment deadline of July 20, 2006. Order No.
30077. Commission Staff was the only party to file comments, and recommended approval of
the Company s Application.
THE APPLICATION
According to the Company s Application MCCI is a privately held corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Idaho. The Company s principal place of business is
located at Pocatello, Idaho. MCCI proposes to offer residential and small business basic
exchange service as well as business class local loop connectivity and transmission necessary to
connect business customers to interexchange carrier points of presence.
The Application states that the Company does not anticipate installing any physical
plant at this time, and will lease Qwest's unbundled network element platform. MCCI states that
as the market for its services and its business plans dictate that it may eventually lease or deploy
its own switches within existing carrier hotels or other leased premises, but no physical
construction of fiber optic or copper cables is anticipated, now or in the future. The Company is
currently negotiating an interconnection agreement with Qwest. The Application contains a
written statement that the Applicant is familiar with the Commission rules and agrees to comply
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with them. A proposed initial tariff was filed with the Application, and a replacement tariff was
filed on June 20, 2006.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the information provided by the MCCI in its Application and
believes it satisfies the requirement of Procedural Rule 111 , IDAPA 31.01.01.111 , as well as
Procedural Order No. 26665, which sets forth the necessary information to be included with an
application for a certificate. Staff stated that the Company s application included all of the
required information and that Staff is satisfied that the Company has the technical, managerial
and financial strength to provide the services identified in the Application. The Company stated
that it will comply with all Commission rules, and has filed an illustrative tariff demonstrating an
understanding of tariff requirements and processes. Based upon its review of the Company
Application Staff recommends that the Company be granted a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity as requested.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the Company s Application and thereby grant
MCCI a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide competitive local exchange
service?
DONOV AN E. WALKER
DECISION MEMORANDUM