20160531_4977.pdf

DECISION MEMORAN1UM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:CAROLEE HALL
DATE:MAYI7,2016
RE:OREGON-IDAHO UTILITIES,INC.(“OIU”)TARIFF ADVICE LETTER
REQUESTING APPROVAL TO UPDATE CUSTOM CALLING
FEATURES.LETTER DATED MAY 13,2016.
BACKGROUND
Oregon-Idaho Utilities filed its Tariff Advice letter on May 13,2016 seeking
Commission approval to change its custom calling features.Originally the custom calling
features were a group of features consisting of various discretionary services such as Call
waiting,Call Forwarding,Three-way calling,Speed calling,and the like.Under the previous
custom calling pricing these features were bundled into various packages and priced as such.
With this filing the Company is requesting that the name of these services be changed
from custom calling features to optional calling features.Along with this change the Company
has unbundled the services and is offering each service as a stand-alone feature so that the
customer may pick and choose which scrvice(s)it can use and benefit from specifically targeting
their personal needs.
DISCUSSION
Staff contacted the Company’s Attorney to discuss this pricing and revenue impact to the
Company.As it stands this filing will essentially be revenue neutral as the individual pricing is
less than the bundle of the custom calling packages,however,the customer can now pick and
choose as to which specific calling feature they wish to subscribe to.
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Oregon-Idaho also services a customer base in Oregon and it was explained that this
filing is being made to streamline the tariffs in Idaho and Oregon as well as giving customers’
more choices as to what benefits their personal calling needs.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff’s review of this tariff advice filing achieves two goals that the Company had asked
for:I)allowing consumers more choices and 2)creating continuity between state tariffs.Staff
believes that there will not be any significant financial impact to the Company and recommends
the Commission approve this filing with an effective date of June 13,2016.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission agree?
Hail
i:udmcmos/Oregonidaho May 13,2016 Custom Calling Features
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