20080312_2183.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER KEMPTON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:CAROLEE HALL
DATE:FEBRUARY 29, 2008
RE:CENTURY TEL OF THE GEM STATE, INc. ("CENTURY TEL OF THE
GEM STATE") TARIFF ADVICE 08-02 REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO
GRANDF ATHER ITS SELECT P AK/BUSINESS ASSIST SERVICE, AND
INTRODUCING TWO NEW ITEMS. REQESTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE OF MARCH 22, 2008.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On February 21 , 2008 , CenturyTel ofthe Gem State, Inc. ("CenturyTel ofthe Gem
State ) filed Tariff Advice 08-02 requesting Commission approval to grandfather its Select
PaklBusiness Assist Select service to existing customers at specific locations. Staff contacted the
Company on February 25, 2008, to determine how many customers are subscribing to this
service. The Company discovered that it does not have any customers subscribing to this service
and filed an Addendum on February 28 2008 , requesting Commission approval to remove this
offering from its Tariff.
Tariff Advice 08-02 is also requesting Commission approval to introduce two new
services: Caller ID Extra and Caller ID Plus. The Company proposes to offer these two services
to residential customers who subscribe to other Class Calling features. The proposed rates for
the two services will be in addition to the local service rate and will be $10.95 per month for the
Caller ID Extra and $8.95 per month for Caller ID Plus.
The Cost Analysis submitted with the Company s filing shows that it will recover its
costs associated with these new services.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND COMMISSION DECISION
Staff has reviewed the proposed new service offerings as well as the Company s rate
design and finds that the Company will be recovering its costs. Because these are discretionary
services Staff recommends approval.
Because there are no customers subscribing to the Company s Select Pak/Business Assist
Select service, Staffrecommends approval to remove this service from the Company s Tariff
offerings.
Staff also recommends approval ofthe Company s Tariff Advice 08-02 and its
Addendum submitted on February 28 2008, with an effective date of March 22 2008. Does the
Commission agree?
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