Utility Code 310800
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Basic Utility Information
Utility Name
COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO.
Utility Code
310800
Utility Type
Telephone
Utility Status
Active
Carrier ID
Utility Contact Information
Physical Address
Mailing Address
100 CTE DRIVE
DALLAS PA 18612
Phone
Fax
Website
www.ct-enterprises.com
Utility Authorities Information
| Service Type | Authority Status | Date Certified | Suspension Date | Suspension Expiration | Application Number | Trading As Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier | Active | A-00102711 | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS COMMONWEALTH TEL CO LLC | |||
| Interexchange Carrier | Active | A-310800 | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS COMMONWEALTH TEL CO LLC |
Utility Insurance Information
No insurance information for this utility.
Docketed Cases
| Docket Number | Case Status | Date Filed | Allegation |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-00015473 | Closed | 5/24/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF CHARG- ES BILLED BY COMMONWEALTH WHICH WERE REDUCED IN PART, HE ASSUMES BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES CHARGED CAN'T BE SUBSTANTIATED. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE AMOUNT COMMONWEALTH ARRIVED AT SHOULD BE DISREGARDED BASED ON WHAT THEY CONSIDER A FACT. HE DOES NOT FEEL THAT COMMONWEALTH CAN SUBSTANTIATE THE CHARGES. HE DOES NOT FEEL THAT THE PUC ARRIVED AT THE PROPER DECISION, HE FINDS IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT A COMMISSION WOULD PUNISH A CONSUMER BY REVERSING THE DECISION OF THE PHONE COMPANY TO REDUCE THE BILL. HE STATES HE WOULD LIKE THE REDUCED AMOUNT THAT HIM AND COMMONWEALTH WORKED OUT. |
| C-20042656 | Closed | 3/22/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE HAS NO CHOICE FOR SERVICE IN HIS AREA. HE WANTS PUC TO FORCE COMMONWEALTH TO OPEN UP AREA TO OTHERS. |
| C-20030119 | Closed | 4/18/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE HAS POOR AND ERRATIC SERVICE. HE WANTS PUC TO HAVE COMPANY CERTIFY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND COMPENSATE HIM FOR THE POOR AND COSTLY SERVICE. |
| F-01356375 | Closed | 6/9/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE IS BEING BILLED LONG DISTANCE CHARGES FOR A LOCAL NUM- BER FOR USE OF THE INTERNET. HE DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR CHARGES FOR A NUMBER HE DID NOT CALL |
| F-01281143 | Closed | 3/6/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE IS BEING CHARGED FOR DIAL UP NUMBERS THAT HE DID NOT USE. HE WANTS THE CHARGED THAT WERE APPLIED TO BE REMOVED. |
| C-20077346 | Closed | 2/2/2007 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE MOVED TO WILLIAMSTOWN FROM HARRISBURG AND THE ONLY PHONE COMPANY WAS C.T.C.O.. HE WANTS THE PUC TO MAKE THE PHONE COMPANY GIVE HIM THE UNLIMITED CALLING, ALL OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS LIVE IN HARRISBURG. HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE EXTENDED AREA OF SERVICE IN THIS AREA. |
| C-20065984 | Closed | 3/10/2006 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE COMPANY ALONG WITH A BALLOT. HE STATES THE INFORMATION IN THE LETTER IS ALL FALSE INFORMATION. |
| C-00004504 | Closed | 11/22/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WIRES IN HIS HOME. |
| F-01385139 | Closed | 9/15/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE WANTS HIS ACCOUNT CLEARED OF THE $52.76 CHARGE THAT HE FEELS THAT HE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. |
| C-20043501 | Closed | 8/9/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE WANTS THE PUC TO INVESTIGATE "CTCO" FOR CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND IF FOUND GUILTY, LEVY FINES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF UNFAIR CHARGES BACK TO CUSTOMERS. |
| C-20066995 | Closed | 10/23/2006 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE WANTS THE PUC TO STOP COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE FROM SELLING HIS NUMBER TO TELEMARKETERS OR JUST GIVING IT TO ANYONE. |
| F-01396077 | Closed | 8/25/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE WAS BILLED IN ERROR FOR LONG DISTANCE CALLS. HE WANTS PUC TO DIRECT COMMONWEALTH TO GIVE A CREDIT FOR OVERCHARGES. |
| C-00004512 | Closed | 12/1/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES HE WAS EXCESSIVELY CHARGED FOR A CALL FROM AN OUT OF SERVICE NUMBER AND HE WANTS THIS CHARGE REMOVED. |
| C-20066598 | Closed | 6/29/2006 | COMPLAINANT STATES HER COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE LIMITED NUMBER OF THE LOCAL EXCHANGES FROM "LOCAL" CLARKS SUMMIT, MAKING AN UNREASONABLE NUMBER OF CALLS TOLL. THEY WANT THE PUC TO ADD AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING AS "LOCAL" EXCHANGES FROM CLARKS SUMMIT: 254, 282, 383, 388, 430, 489, 498, 562, 815, 842 AND 942. THEY ALSO WANT THE PUC TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR PHONE SERVICE IN THE CLARKS SUMMIT AREA AND OTHER AREAS WHERE ONLY CTCO SERVICE IS AVAIL- ABLE FOR THE OBVIOUS REASONS OF ENABLING ONE COMPANY TO MONOPOLIZE THE MARKET FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS, THEREBY RESTRICTING THEIR ABILITY TO CHOOSE. |
| C-20043660 | Closed | 9/13/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES HER COMPLAINT IS THAT THE MONOPOLY THAT COMMONWEALTH TELE- PHONE CO HAS IN HER AREA IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. IT ALLOWS THEM TO CHARGE HIGHER PRICES AND HAVE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. |
| C-20042772 | Closed | 4/5/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES HER COMPLAINT IS THE LONG DISTANCE TOLL CALL TO NANTICOKE. SHE WANTS THE PUC TO MAKE NANTICOKE A LOCAL CALL. |
| C-00014630 | Closed | 1/2/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES HIS COMPLAINT IS THAT HIS TELEPHONE IS WORKING UNSATISFAC- TORY. HE WANTS THE PUC TO ORDER COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY TO FIX HIS PHONE LINE. HE STATES HE PAYS FOR A SERVICE THAT HE DOESN'T RECEIVE. |
| C-00015255 | Closed | 4/13/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES IN APRIL 1999, HE REQUESTED COLLECT CALL BLOCKING ON A TELEPHONE LINE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE TELEPHONE LINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN HIS DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM. IN SEPTEMBER 2000 HE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE BILL IN EXCESS OF $600. IN SEPTEMBER 2000, A REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMONWEALTH TELEPHO- NE ADVISED HIM THERE WAS A COLLECT CALL BLOCK ON THE LINE, BUT IS NOT GUARAN- TEED TO WORK, SUBJECT TO THE ORIGINATION OF THE CALL. HE WANTS THE PUC TO INFORM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY THEY MUST HONOR THEIR AGREEMENT. |
| F-00958215 | Closed | 9/26/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES IN JUNE 2000 HE SWITCHED LONG DISTANCE TO SPRINT, AND HE WAS ADVISED BY SPRINT SERVICE AT 5 CENTS A MINUTE WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN 3-5 DAYS. ALMOST TWO MONTHS LATER SPRINT ADVISED BY LETTER THAT THE SWITCH NEVER TOOK PLACE DUE TO BLOCK ON THE LINE. HE CHECKED WITH CTCO AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF HIM PLACING A BLOCK ON THE LINE EITHER BY PHONE OR IN WRITING. HE FEELS THAT HIS DEBT SHOULD BE WIPED OUT, AND ANY MONEY THAT IS ALREADY PAID SHOULD BE REFUNDED. |
| C-00003278 | Closed | 2/7/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES IN THE CHOCONUT, FRIENDSVILLE, BRACKNEY AREA OF NORTHERN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, THESE THREE ADJOINING TOWNSHIPS ARE LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALLS. ALL TOWNS ARE LOCATED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES DRIVE OF EACH OTHER. THE CHILDREN AND PARENTS INVOLVED WITH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CAN'T CALL ONE ANOTHER WITHOUT INCURRING LONG DISTANCE FEES. WANTS THE TOWNSHIPS DEMANDED IN NORTH- ERN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, THAT ARE SERVICED BY CHOCONUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE LOCAL PHONE CALLS TO EACH OTHER. RESPONDENTS ARE: COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY, CITIZENS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF NEW YORK, INC., MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNI- CATIONS, INC., SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P., AND AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. |
| C-00992263 | Closed | 3/25/1999 | COMPLAINANT STATES MOST OF THEIR TELEPHONE CALLS ARE TOLL CALLS, AND THEY ARE ONLY PERMITTED UNLIMITED ACCESS TO "646" CALLS. WOULD LIKE UNLIMITED ACCESS TO MORE NUMBERS INCLUDING 839-829-826-842. |
| C-20016150 | Closed | 9/6/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES MOST PEOPLE IN PA STOPPED HAVING TO DIAL 1 ON LONG DISTANCE CALLS. PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO DIAL 1 & AREA CODE AND THE NUMBER ON ALL LONG DISTANCE CALLS. THEY SHOULD STOP OVERLAYS EXCEPT FOR CELLULAR AND PAGERS. HE WANTS THE PUC TO MANDATE THE FOLLOWING DIALINGS: LOCAL, 7 DIGITS PLUS AREA CODES IF THERE IS A PREFIX THE SAME IN TWO DIFFERENT AREA CODES WITH LOCAL CALLING TO EACH OTHER; LONG DISTANCE, 1 & 10 DIGITS. |
| C-20042836 | Closed | 4/12/2004 | COMPLAINANT STATES NANTICOKE AREA SHOULD BE A LOCAL CALL. SHE WANTS PUC TO MAKE NANTICOKE A LOCAL CALLING AREA. |
| C-00970719 | Closed | 9/2/1997 | COMPLAINANT STATES OF BEING BILLED FOR TOLL CALLS THAT THE COMPLAINANT DOES NOT MAKE AND WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED AND CREDIT THE AMOUNT |
| C-00003163 | Closed | 1/6/2000 | COMPLAINANT STATES ON DECEMBER 8TH THREE EMPLOYEES OF AGENT WALKED ONTO THEIR PROPERTY WITHIN 30 FEET OF THEIR FRONT DOOR. THESE MEN WIELDED LONG POLES AND WORE NO UNIFORMS THAT IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS EMPLOYEES OF COMMONWEALTH COMPANY. THEY ASKED WHAT THEY WERE DOING THERE AND THEY SAID THEY WERE SENT TO STRING A NEW LINE FROM POLES THAT ARE ON PROPERTY. THEY REQUEST OR STATE WHAT COMPANY'S POLICY REGARDING TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS, TO REPAIR TIRE RUTS AND CLEAN UP SCRAPS OF MATERIAL, COMPENSATE FOR DOWNED TREES, AND TO NOTIFIY THEM IN WRITING OF ANTICIPATED WORK ON THEIR PROPERTY. |
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