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DECISION MEMORANDUM 1

DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: MATT HUNTER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: SEPTEMBER 23 , 2020

SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF EASTON TELECOM SERVICES, L.L.C.’S
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE IN IDAHO;
CASE NO. ETS-T-20-01

On September 8 , 2020 , Easton Telecom Services, L.L.C. (“Company”) applied for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold basic local exchange
telecommunication services in Idaho.
THE APPLICATION
The Company is an Ohio limited liability co mpany authorized to do business in Idaho
as a foreign corporation . Application , Attachment 2 . It plans to provide resold local exchange
telecommunication services to business customers. Application at 1. The Company has an existing
interconnection agreement with CenturyLink. Id. at 4. The Company plans to offer service in
CenturyLink’s service territory. Id. at 2.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the use of Modified Procedure with a 21-day comment deadline and
7 -day reply deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does th e Commission wish to process the Company ’s Application by Modified
Procedure with a 21 -day comment deadline and 7-day reply deadline ?

Matt Hunter
Deputy Attorney General
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