Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (Chugach), certificated to provide service as an intrastate interexchange carrier, filed tariff revision TA11-571, requesting Commission approval of a special wholesale intrastate contract with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (NCLLC).
The special contract filed in TA11-571 was initially executed with NCLLC on October 23, 2009, for service over a sixty-month term, with NCLLC having the option to extend the agreement for an additional five-year term. On June 17, 2013, Amendment No. 1 to the Lease Agreement was executed, which increased the services provided to NCLLC and extended the term through June 30, 2017, with the option of extending the term for two additional five year periods.
The special contract requires Chugach to provide Digital Signal (DS-1) communications service from Chugach Headquarters to the Summit Lake microwave site; and attendant space and power requirements for the installation of a cellular transceiver at the Summit Lake site. The special contract contains the following monthly charges for telecommunications service:
Description of Service | Amount (monthly) |
5 DS-1 Chugach HQ to Summit Lake | $6,672.50 |
Space/Power Summit Lake | $350.00 |
Additional Space at Summit Lake | $200.00 |
Total | $7,222.50 |
Finally, Chugach requested a waiver of the cost of service support required by 3 AAC 52.375(b) for intrastate wholesale rates.
This notice does not contain every relevant provision or term of the special contract. The Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Arthur Miller, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Pricing at Chugach, at 5601 Electron Drive, P. O. Box 196300, Anchorage, AK 99519-6300; phone: (907) 762-4758. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TA11-571” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., October 24, 2016, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA11-571 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Chugach at its address given above or by email at info@chugachelectric.com.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by October 17, 2016.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 23rd day of September, 2016.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Steven J. Kramer
Common Carrier Section Manager