20201117_mh1.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1

DECISION MEMORANDUM

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

FROM: MATT HUNTER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: NOVEMBER 12, 2020

SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF CLEAR RATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.’S
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY TO PROVIDE RESOLD AND NON-FACILITIES BASED
LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES THROUGHOUT IDAHO; CASE NO.
CRC-T-20-01.

On October 14, 2020, Clear Rate Communications, Inc. (“Company”) applied for a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide resold and non-facilities based local
exchange service throughout Idaho.
THE APPLICATION
The Company is a Michigan corporation authorized to do business in Idaho as a foreign
corporation. Application at 1. It plans to “provide resold and non-facilities based local exchange
service utilizing the facilities of incumbent local exchange carriers” statewide. Id. at 1-3. The
Company filed confidential financial statements. Id. at 3, Exhibit 3. The Company asserts it is in
negotiations with CenturyLink Communications for an interconnection agreement. Id. at 3. The
Company states it will file a proposed tariff once it receives certification by the Commission and
has an interconnection agreement in place. Id. The Application includes a customer contact for
complaints and inquiries. Id. The Company asserts it will comply with Commission rules. Id.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff recommends the use of Modified Procedure with a 21-day comment
deadline and 7-day reply deadline.
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DECISION MEMORANDUM 2

COMMISSION DECISION
Does the 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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