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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:WAYNE HART
DATE:NOVEMBER 14, 2006
RE:CENTURYTEL TARIFF ADVICE REPLACING VACATION SERVICE
WITH VACATION NUMBER RESERVATION SERVICE; CENTURYTEL
OF IDAHO ADVICE NO. 06-07, CENTURYTEL OF THE GEM STATE
ADVICE NO. 06-08.
On October 17, 2006 , CenturyTel submitted two tariff advices: CenturyTel of the Gem
State Advice No. 06-08 and CenturyTel ofIdaho Advice No. 06-07. These tariff advices replace
the current vacation service products with the Company s Vacation Number Reservation Service.
CenturyTel of the Gem State s current product is called Facility Reservation Service, while
CenturyTel of Idaho s current service is simply called Vacation Service.
The charges a customer will incur under the newly named service are essentially the same
as would be incurred under the current service. The primary difference is a change to the length
of time the service may be continued, as well as the number of months of regular service that is
required between periods of number reservation service. The Company is trying to standardize
these time frames throughout its system. The Company initially requested a November 16 2006
effective date, which was extended to November 30.
ST AFF ANALYSIS
The Company does not expect any change in revenues due to these changes. The revised
terms would not disqualify any existing current users of vacation service, and may allow more
customers to qualify for the service. It would also allow current users to split a long vacation
period into two shorter periods, with a period of full service in the middle. As the changes
increase the flexibility for both starting and stopping vacation service, the Company does not
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expect a significant change in the net number of months of service at the reduced rates. Staff
agrees that any changes would be minimal.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission approve these CenturyTel tariff advices.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve CenturyTel of the Gem State tariff advice No. 06-
08 and CenturyTel ofIdaho advice No. 06-077
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