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4RK ps ku 14- 1I F--F-,~C,~rn .T :p ;; !ti k C' c MU. Arkansas Public Service Commission Docket Summary Covet Sheet JUL tc 3 19 Fti '13 (For all dockets other than Rate Cases, "TD", "C" and "TF" Dockets Must be filed with each new docket filed at the Commission A [7 R 0P RELATED DOCKETS: Nature ofAction: (See second sheet) Phe! 833-425-3lr3~3 ray. B7u- 435- 8250 I Qud 72643- -ai L. udL-2@htTii-(aM&&~M - Please provide enough information to &we-tM the nature ofyour docket is clear. Form completed by:% Date: ?/%/I 3 Representing: - NATURE OF ACTION: Please choose at least one, but no more than three docket types ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION E‘; 1 k T) p ! I.,,. L4 M In the Matter of the Application of Yelcot Video ) Group, Inc. for a Certificate of Public ) Convenience and Necessity in the State of ) Arkansas for the Purpose of Providing Resold ) and Facilities-Based Local Services, Resold ) Docket No. /3-om-C/ Long Distance Services and Access Services ) APPLICATION OF YELCOT VIDEO GROUP, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY 1. INTRODUCTION Pursuant to the guidelines found in Rules of Practice and Procedure Rule 7.05(f), the Public Service Commission and its decisions authorizing local competition in the State of Arkansas telecommunications markets, Yelcot Video Group, Inc., herein referred to as “Applicant”, hereby requests authority to provide resold and facilities- based local services, resold long distance services and access services in the State of Arkansas. Applicant requests authority to operate as a resale and facilities-based local exchange carrier, a resale carrier of long distance services, and an access carrier. Applicant requests state-wide authority but will initially launch with resale and facilities- based services in territories currently sewed by AT&T Communications fka SBC Communications and CenturyTel of Arkansas, Inc. and CenturyTei of Mountain Home, both operating as CenturyLink. In support of its application, Applicant submits the following information: II. QUALIFICATIONS I. Leqal Name and Coworate Headauarters Address of the ADDlicant: Yelcot Video Group, Inc. 207 E. 4'h Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 Phone: 870-425-3I00 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 2. Names and Addresses of Officers and Directors: Calvin Czeschin, President P.O. Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 Phone: 870-4253I 00 Sara Zimmerman, Vice President PO Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 Phone: 870-425-3100 Lang Zimmerman, Vice President P.O. Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 Phone: 870-425-3100 Clint Czeschin, Vice President P.O. Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 Phone: 870425-31 00 Anne Schuhknecht, SecretaryPTreasurer P.O. Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 Phone: 870-425-3100 The following employees will be responsible for Arkansas competitive operations: Lang Zimmerman Sara Zimmerman Shawn Lane 2 3. Correspondence. Notices, or Communications Reqardinq this Application Should be Directed to: Terri K. Firestein, Consultant CCG Consulting, LLC 10806 Garrison Hollow Road Clear Spring, MD 21722 Phone: (30I ) 788-6889 Email: [email protected] Lang Zirnmerman P.O. Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 Phone: 870-425-3100 Email: Iangzamtnhome.com 4. Correspondence, Notices. or Communications Reqardinu Matters After Certification: Regulatory Matters and Future Operations: Lang Zirnmerman P.O. Box 1970 Mountain Home, AR 72654 Phone: 870425-3100 Email: [email protected] Consumer Inquiries: Business Customer Toll Free Number: 1-800-354-3360 Residence Customer Toll Free Number: 1-800-354-3360 5. & Applicant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yelcot Holding Group, Inc. Attached, as Exhibit A, is a copy of Applicant, Yelcot Video Group, Inc.’s, Arkansas Articles of Incorporation. Applicant intends to do business as Yelcot Video Group, Inc. d/b/a Yelcot. Attached as Exhibit B, is an Organizationa! Chart. Applicant will provide customers with a competitive alternative to the Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) in its service territory. Applicant‘s 3 customers will include a broad range of business, government, and residential customers, as well as other providers of broadband and telecommunications services. Applicant currently provides cable, broadband and security services in Arkansas and does not operate in any other state. Applicant will provide long distance telecommunications services on a resale basis, selling the long distance service of its authorized affiliate, Yelcot Telephone Company. Applicant has not had an application to provide telecommunications service denied in any jurisdiction. No civil, criminal, or administrative action has been initiated, is pending, or has been settled in connection with Applicant’s provision of telecommunications services. 6. Amlicant’s Manaaerial Qualifications: Applicant’s senior management team is highly skilled, having acquired considerable experience in the telecommunications industry operating two (2) independent telephone companies accumulatively for over fifty years. In conjunction with effective financial and operation measures, the marketing strategies developed in successful past ventures have resulted in revenue growth and financial performance. The success of past ventures in which management has been involved is clear evidence that the Applicant possesses the managerial qualifications required to provide competitive local and long distance service in the State of Arkansas. Attached as Exhibit C, are the Applicant‘s officer profiles. 4 7. ADolicant’s Financial Qualifications: The Applicant is financially qualified to render its proposed telecommunications service in Arkansas. In particular, Applicant has access to the financing and capital necessary to conduct its telecommunications operations as specified in this Application. Since Applicant intends to operate as a facilities based provider of local service utilizing its own existing cable and broadband facilities and where necessary, through lease arrangements, with its affiliates the amount of immediate capital expenditures necessary to operate as a competitive local provider will be minimized. The financial statements are detailed enough to demonstrate the availability of capital money for capital expenditures and other related expenses for the provision of a resale and facilities-based operation. The Applicant will strictly monitor its expenses; institute effective cost controls; and keep its selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A’)expenses as a percent of gross revenues equal to if not better than the industry average. As a result of the foregoing, as well as effective capital management measures the Applicant intends to implement, the Applicant expects to develop and maintain profitable growth. Thus, the Applicant asserts that it has the financial resources necessary to operate as a competitive local service provider in Arkansas. This assertion applies to both the resale and facilities-based operations. Financial information, Exhibit D, will be filed subsequent to this Application with a petition for a Protective Order. 5 8. Provision of Customer Service: Applicant will provide customer service from its Corporate Headquarters offices in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Applicant will provide its own and where necessary contract third party vendors for provision of installation and repair services in the State of Arkansas. The repair and maintenance contact person for Applicant will be: Shawn Lane 225 N. Mill Street Yellvitle, AR 72687 870-449-621I Applicant has established toll free customer service contact numbers, as indicated in number 4. above which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week for billing inquiries, installation and repair inquiries as well as general service questions. The caller may leave a message beforelafter business office hours and can expect a return call the next business day. Emergencies will be given priority. 9. Nature of Applicant's Business, Description of Proposed Services. Network, Technoloqies, and Facilities: Applicant will provide customers with a competitive alternative to the incumbent local exchange telephone company in its service territory. Applicant's customers will include a broad range of business, government and residential customers, as well as long distance carriers. Applicant will utilize resale and facilities based strategies to provide local telecommunications services at competitive rates. 6 The Applicant anticipates the scope of services to include but wiIl not be limited to: Internet Services: Access to the Internet and hosted applications including a web site on the World Wide Web, e-mail, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) support. Local Exchange Services: Switched services providing local telephone service, including local dial tone service, to business, residential and government customers or to carriers and other value-added resellers. Long Distance Services: Switching and transport, billed on a minutes-of-use basis as well as unlimited bundled packages, of interexchange traffic, including voice and data. Long Distance Services will be provided via Applicant's long distance affiliate. Switched Access Services: Switched services, offered to lXCs and toll resellers, billed on a minutes-of-use basis. Special Access and Private Line Service: Non-switched dedicated connections, including high capacity interconnections between, among other things, (a) the Points of Presence (POPs) of an IXC, (b) the POPs of different IXCs, (c)the POPs of an IXC's and Local Exchange Carrier's (LEC's) end offices, (d) large customers and their selected