Pratt, Dou_llasDou ias From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:48 PMPM To: Pratt, Douglas Subject: 54.314 CertificationCertification Confirmation USAC l;niversatLnserul _rvireN mrr Adminl,4r,ltkArimmsraiar(eComp_ln_omPam"8 54.314 Certification Confirmation Congratulations. The Study AreaArea Codes (SACs) you selected forfor this filingfiling have been successfully certified,certified. Filing Number: 1 Certification Date and Time: 09/25/2014 02:47 PM Filing Created By: Douglas Pratt Certification Type: State-Certified SAC Carrier NameName Preceeding Year Upcoming Year 240479 Frontier Communications ofof thethe Carolinas, Inc. 2013 2015 240506 UTC OF THE CAROLINAS 2013 2015 240512 BLUFFTON TEL. CO. 2013 20152015 240515 CHESNEE TEL CO 2013 2015 240516 CHESTER TEL CO -- SC 2013 2015 240517 WINDSTREAM SC 2013 2015 240520 FARMERS TEL COOP 2013 2015 240521 FORT MILL TEL CO 2013 2015 240523 HARGRAY TEL CO 2013 2015 240526 Frontier Communications of the Carolinas, Inc. 2013 2015 240527 HOME TEL CO 2013 2015 240528 HORRY TEL COOP 2013 2015 240531 LANCASTERTELCO 2013 2015 240532 LOCKHARTTELCOINCINC 2013 2015 240533 MCCLELLANVILLETELTEL 2013 2015 240535 NORWAYTEL CO 2013 2015 240536 PALME-I-I-OPALMETTO RURALCOOP 2013 2015 240538 PIEDMONTRURALCOOP 2013 2015 240539 PBTTELECOM,INC.INC. 2013 2015 240541 RIDGEWAYTELCO 2013 2015 240542 ROCKHILLTELCO 2013 2015 240544 STSTEPHENTELCO 2013 2015 240546 SANDHILLTELCOOP 2013 2015 240550 WESTCAROLINARURAL 2013 2015 240551 WILLISTONTELCO 2013 2015 245194 SOUTHERNBELL-SC 2013 2015 249002 FTCCOMMUNICATIONS,LLC 2013 2015 _t d( _t _t,-_),_,._th_. 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(803) 896-5133 Phone:Phone (803)(803) 896-5100 Fax:Fax (803)(803) 896-5246896-5246 Fax:Fax (803)(803) 896-5246 September 26, 2013 Marlene H. Dortch Office of the Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 -- 12th12th Street, SW Washington, DCDC 20554 USAC Vice President, High Cost and Low Income Division 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 Re: CC Docket No. 96-45/WC Docket No. 14-58, Annual State Certification of Support for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Pursuant toto 47 C.F.R. Section 54-314,-54-314,— SC PSC Docket 2014-14-C Pursuant to thethe requirements of 47 C.F.R. §54.314,(154.314, thethe Public Service Commission of South Carolina hereby certifies toto thethe Federal Communications Commission and thethe Universal Service Administrative Company that thethe telecommunications carriers includedincluded in this letter are eligible to receive federal high cost support for thethe program years cited. The PublicPublic Service Commission of South Carolina certifies for the carriers listedlisted all federal high cost support provided to such carriers within South Carolina was used in thethe preceding calendar year 20(_q_)(2013) and will bebe used in the coming calendar year 20(2_0._)~2015 only for the provision,provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and services for which thethe support isis intended.intended. State Representative September 26, 2014 Telecommunications Advisor For Official Use Only 803-896-0028 POPo Drawer 11649,11649, Columbia, SC 29211,29211, Synergy BusinessBusiness Park, 101IOI Executive CenterCcntcr Dr.,Dr, Columbia, SC 29210-8411,803-896-5100,29210-84)1, 803-896-5100, www.psc.sc.govwww psc sc gov 54.314(a) State-Certification Submission Year: 2014 Re: CCcc Docket No. 96-45/WC9645/wc Docket No.No. 14-58,1456 Annual Statestate Certificationcertification of support forfor Eligiblegli ible Telecommunications Carrierscarriers pursuantPursuant to 47 C.F.R.c F R &f554$4.314314 Pursuant toto the requirements of 47 C.F.R §5 54.314, thethe Public service Commission of South Carolina hereby certifies toto thethe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and theIhe Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)(USAC) thatthat thethe eligibleehgible telecommunicationstelecommumcations carriers (ETCs)(ETCs) listed below are eligible to receivereceive federal high-cost supportsupport for the program years cited.Dted. The Public service Commission ofof South Carolina certifies thatthat for thethe carriers listedlisted allall federal high-costhigh-cost support provided to suchsuch carriersearners within SOUTH CAROLINA was used inin the preceding calendarcalendar year ( 2013 ) and will be used inin the coming calendar yearyear (( 2015 )) only for the provision,provision, maintenance, and upgrading ofof facilitiesfaailies andand services for which the support isis intended.intended 1 ETCs CERTIFIED BY Public service Commission of South'TCs Carolina CARRIER SAC Frontier Communications of thethe Carolinas,Carolinas Inc.Inc. 240479240479 UTC OF THE CAROLINAS 240506240506 BLUFFTON TEL.TEL CO.CO 240512240512 CHESNEE TEL CO 240515240515 CHESTER TEL COCQ -- SC 240516240516 WlNDSTREAMWINDSTREAM SC 240517240517 FARMERS TEL COOP 240520240520 FORT MILL TEL CO 240521 HARGRAY TEL CO 240523 Frontier Communications of thethe Carolinas,Carolinas Inc.Inc 240526 HOME TEL CO 240527 HORRY TEL COOP 240528 LANCASTER TEL CO 240531 LOCKHART TEL CO INCINC 240532 MCCLELLANVILLE TEL 240533240533 NORWAY TEL COCQ 240535 PALMETTO RURAL COOP 240536 PIEDMONT RURAL COOP 240538 PBT TELECOM,TELECOM INC.INC 240539 RIDGEWAY TEL CO 240541 11 4747 C.F.R.C.F R. §I 54.314(a) ("Certification.("Certification. StatesStates that desiredesire eligibleehgible telecommunicationstelecommunications carriersearners toto receivereceive supportsupport pursuant toto the high-costhigh cost program must filefile anan annualannual certification with the AdministratorAdmm strator and thethe Commission stating thatthat allan federalfederal high-costhigh cost support providedprowded to such carriersearners withinwithm that State was used inm the precedingprecedmg calendar year andend willwig be used inin thethe upcomingupcommg calendar year only forfor the provision, maintenance,ma intenance, andand upgrading ofof facilitiesfaalitres andand services for which the support isis intended.mtended. High-cost support shall onlyonly be provided toto thethe extent thatthat the State has filed the requisite certificationcen ficauon pursuant to thisthis section.")section ") Page 1I of 22 ETCsCERTIFIEDBYPublicservice CommissionCommissioa ofSouthCarolina CARRIER SAC ROCK HILL TEL CO 240542 ST STEPHEN TEL CO 240544 SANDHILL TEL COOP 240546 WEST CAROLINA RURAL 240550 WILLISTON TEL CO 240551 SOUTHERN BELL-SC 245194 FTC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 249002 Signed, Signature of Certifying State Commission Representative:Representative. Certified On-LineQn-Line Name of Certifying State Commission Representative:Representative Douglas Pratt Title or Position of Certifying State Commission Representative:Representative. Telecommunications Advisor Telephone Number ofof Certifying State Commission Representative:Representative 8038960028 ExtEst Email Address of Certifying State Commission Representative: [email protected] Date:Date 09/25/2014 PagePage 2 ofof 22.