HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100412_2915.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: KRISTINE SASSER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: APRIL 6, 2010
SUBJECT: MBC TELECOM, LLC APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, CASE NO. MBC-T-09-01
On December 21, 2009, MBC Telecom, LLC filed an Application for a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange
services in the State of Idaho. The Application states that the Company intends to offer local
exchange and exchange access services, including origination and termination services, for retail
and wholesale customers.
The Company seeks authority to provide telecommunications services in areas
currently served by Qwest and Verizon. MBC intends to use facilities purchased from other
carriers and does not anticipate installing its own physical plant in Idaho. The Company’s
Application states that it will begin negotiations for interconnection agreements upon issuance of
a CPCN by the Commission.
MBC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Nevada. The
Company is registered as a foreign corporation with Idaho’s Secretary of State.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Application be processed by Modified Procedure.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to process MBC’s Application for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity by Modified Procedure?
Kristine A. Sasser
Deputy Attorney General