HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200707_mh1.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: MATT HUNTER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JULY 2, 2020
SUBJECT: QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QC’S TARIFF FILING,
DISCONTINUING PRORATING OF CLOSING BILLS FOR
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
On July 1, 2020, Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC (“CenturyLink”) filed an
updated tariff with the Commission as required by Idaho Code § 62-606. Notably, new language
in the proposed tariff states that “[f]inal bills rendered after customer-requested discontinuance
of residential service will not be [prorated] and service will remain available to the customer
until the first day of the customer’s next billing cycle.” Proposed Tariff at 27. Currently,
CenturyLink prorates a residential customer’s closing bill.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff believes all basic local exchange service providers in Idaho currently prorate the
closing bill of a residential customer. Staff also believes the Commission has historically
required basic local exchange providers to prorate residential customers’ closing bills.
The Commission has “continuing authority to determine the noneconomic regulatory
requirements relating to basic local exchange service for all telephone corporations providing
basic local exchange service…” Idaho Code § 62-605(5)(b). Staff believes CenturyLink’s
proposed tariff might be contrary to the Commission’s regulatory requirements.
Therefore, Staff recommends the Commission suspend the proposed tariff’s effective
date for 60 days, and initiate a formal proceeding to determine whether the proposed tariff
complies with the Commission’s regulatory requirements. Staff also recommends the case be
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processed by Modified Procedure, with an August 3, 2020 comment deadline and an August 10,
2020 reply comment deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to:
1. Initiate a formal proceeding to determine whether CenturyLink’s proposed tariff
complies with the Commission’s regulatory requirements?
2. Process the case by Modified Procedure, setting an August 3, 2020 comment
deadline and an August 10, 2020 reply comment deadline?
3. Suspend the proposed effective date for CenturyLink’s proposed tariff for 60 days?
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Matt Hunter
Deputy Attorney General