HomeMy WebLinkAbout20110822_3434.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: NEIL PRICE
DATE: AUGUST 18, 2011
SUBJECT: APPLICATION OF CUSTER TELEPHONE BROADBAND SERVICES,
LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY, CASE NO. CTB-T-11-01
On May 20, 2011, Custer Telephone Broadband Services, LLC (“CTBS” or
“Company”) filed an Application, including a copy of its illustrative tariff, for a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”), pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 61-526 through -5281,
IDAPA 31.01.01.111 (Rule 111), and Procedural Order No. 26665, to provide competitive local
exchange telecommunications services in Idaho. Application at 1.
THE APPLICATION
CTBS is an Idaho corporation and lists its principal place of business as Challis,
Idaho. Id. at 2. CTBS is registered with the Idaho Secretary of State as a limited liability
company and lists Dennis L. Thornock, Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc., 1101 East Main
Ave., P.O. Box 324, Challis, Idaho 83226, as its Idaho registered agent for service. Id. at 2,
Exhibit 2.
In its Application, CTBS states the following regarding the telecommunications
services it seeks to provide in Idaho:
[CTBS] is a facilities based provider providing multiple fiber to the premise
(FTTP), cable-modem service, and point-to-point wireless. [CTBS] intends to
upgrade and expand its facilities to provide basic local exchange service to its
current customers and to potential customers in Salmon, Idaho and the
surrounding areas. [CTBS] will also lease the facilities of Custer Telephone
1 Pursuant to the Idaho Telecommunications Act of 1988, specifically Idaho Code § 62-604(1)(a), CTBS is exempt
from Title 61 regulation.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
Cooperative, Inc. to provide the service. [CTBS] may also lease transport
facilities from ILECs in the above referenced areas. . . .
Id. at 1-2. CTBS states that intends to provide its services by November 2011, subject to
Commission approval and the execution of interconnection agreements with CenturyLink, Qwest
and Custer Telephone Cooperative. Id. at 3. CTBS’s proposed service territory includes
Salmon, Idaho and surrounding areas but may later expand to include Century Link’s service
area. Id., Exh. 3. CTBS has reviewed and has agreed to comply with all of the Commission’s
rules. Id. at 5.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed CTBS’s Application and other supporting documentation and
recommends that the Company’s Application be processed through Modified Procedure with a
corresponding twenty-one (21) day comment period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to process CTBS’s Application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity through Modified Procedure with a corresponding 21-day comment
period?
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