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-80041941 | Purged | 4/1/1980 | ALLEGING, INTER ALIA, THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE AND UNLAWFUL FOR COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE & DENY LOCAL CALLING & REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO ORDER RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND LOCAL CALLING AREA |
| C-80041942 | Purged | 4/1/1980 | ALLEGING, INTER ALIA, THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE AND UNLAWFUL FOR COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE & DENY LOCAL CALLING & REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO ORDER RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND LOCAL CALLING AREA |
| C-80041943 | Purged | 4/1/1980 | ALLEGING, INTER ALIA, THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE AND UNLAWFUL FOR COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE & DENY LOCAL CALLING & REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO ORDER RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND LOCAL CALLING AREA |
| C-80041944 | Purged | 4/1/1980 | ALLEGING, INTER ALIA, THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE AND UNLAWFUL FOR COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE & DENY LOCAL CALLING & REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO ORDER RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND LOCAL CALLING AREA |
| C-80041945 | Purged | 4/1/1980 | ALLEGING, INTER ALIA, THAT IT IS UNREASONABLE AND UNLAWFUL FOR COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATE & DENY LOCAL CALLING & REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO ORDER RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND LOCAL CALLING AREA |
| C-80082102 | Purged | 8/4/1980 | ALLEGING THAT IT IS PATENTLY UNREASONABLE AND UNLAWFUL FOR RESPONDENT TO UN- FAIRLY DISCRIMINATE AND DENY LOCAL CALLING TO THE WYOMING, KINGSTON, WILKES- BARRE EXCHANGES FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE EXTER TWP., HARDING EXCHANGE (388) AND REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO ORDER RESPONDENT TO EXPAND THE LOCAL CALLING AREA OF EXTER TWP., AND ADOPT AND FORMULATE NEW CRITERIA FOR EXTENDED AREA LOCAL CALLING. |
| C-R0482001 | Purged | 10/13/1977 | |
| C-R0482002 | Purged | 11/9/1977 | |
| C-R0482003 | Purged | 11/23/1977 | |
| F-00163343 | Closed | 12/21/1992 | BILLING DISPUTE |
| F-00220158 | Closed | 11/29/1993 | REQUESTS PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS. |
| F-00257929 | Closed | 12/27/1994 | COMPLAINANT WOULD LIKE LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS. |
| F-00331516 | Closed | 11/20/1996 | COMPLAINANT STATES SHE HAD A MISUNDERSTANDING WHEN SHE HOOKED UP WITH PRODIGY WITH WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS A (800) TOLL FREE NUMBER. COMPLAINANT IS REQUEST- ING THAT THESE CHARGES BE WAVED THROUGH THE RESPONDENT. |
| F-00555696 | Closed | 7/6/1999 | COMPLAINANT STATES A TENANT MICHELLE MCBRIDE ASKED HIM TO HAVE A PHONE PUT IN HER NAME WHILE SHE WAS AT WORK. SHE HAD PAID UP HER ACCOUNT WITH BELL & DIDN'T REQUIRE A DEPOSIT, SO HE COMPLIED. SHE SKIPPED ON HER RENT & TELE- PHONE. COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE CO IS UNLAWFULLY TRYING TO RECOVER FROM HIM DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE COOPERATED IN TRYING TO LOCATE HER. WANTS TO TELL COMMONWEALTH TO BILL HER AND LEAVE HIM ALONE. |
| F-00630643 | Closed | 12/6/1999 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS THAT COMMONWEALTH CLAIMS THAT HE OWES THEM $1,600 FOR "900" LONG DISTANCE CALLS WHICH WERE DIALED DIRECT FROM HIS ETTERS PLACE. STATES THEY DIDN'T MAKE SUCH CALLS AND DIDN'T RECEIVE BILLS FROM COMMONWEALTH FOR THE TWO MONTH PERIOD THIS TOOK PLACE. AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ON TIME PAYMENT AND NO HISTORY OF "900" CALLS. HE WANTS THESE ERRO- NEOUS CHARGES REMOVED FROM RECORDS AND HE IS WILLING TO ACCEPT LOCAL TELE PHONE SERVICE WITHOUT LONG DISTANCE ACCESS. |
| F-00934234 | Closed | 10/1/2001 | COMPLAINANT STATES AS OF OCTOBER OF 1999, HIS WIFE MARGARET MOVED TO BENTON, PA AND RENTED AN APARTMENT. SHE PUT A BLOCK A 900 BLOCK ON THE PHONE. SHE MOVED BACK IN JUNE OF 2000 WITH HIM. HE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM BILL COL- LECTOR TELLING HIM HE HAD A PHONE BILL OF $11,000. HE WOULD LIKE A HEARING ON THIS MATTER. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE PHONE COMPANY SENT HIM A BILL OR A PRINT OUT IF HE IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BILL. |
| 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. |
| F-01060020 | Closed | 2/21/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THAT SHE WAS TOLD BY COMMONWEALTH RESPRESENTATIVES THAT 610 WAS NOT A TOLL CALL AND DOES NOT THINK SHE SHOULD BE CHARGED. |
| F-01113860 | Closed | 6/10/2002 | COMPLAINANT STATES THAT THEY WERE BILLED FOR CALLS THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE, AND THEY WANT THE CHARGES CLEARED FROM THEIR BILL. |
| F-01131995 | Closed | 9/3/2002 | COMPLAINT STATES THEY REQUESTED THE TELEPHONE COMPANY TO RUN A SECOND LINE FOR THEIR INTERNET SERVICE. THEY FEEL AT THAT TIME THEY WERE NOT INFORMED BY THE COMPANY THAT THE SERVICE WOULD BE CONNECTED THROUGH A LONG DISTANCE CAR- RIER. SHE STATES SHE WAS NOT AWARE THE NUMBER WOULD ALSO BE LONG DISTANCE. SHE STATES SHE WOULD LIKE A HEARING IN THIS MATTER. HER HUSBAND IS IN ACTIVE DUTY AND SHE WOULD LIKE THE HEARING AFTER HIS RETURN. |
| 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. |
| F-01287100 | Closed | 4/29/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES CTCO ENGAGES IN FRAUDULENT PRACTICES. HE WANTS PUC TO ADVISE CTCO TO CEASE AND DESIST FROM FRAUDULENT PRACTICES, FINE THEM, AND INITIATE AN AUDIT OF THEIR RECORDS. |
| F-01308763 | Closed | 6/3/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES COMPLAINT IS ABOUT COMPUTER CALLING TO A TOLL NUMBER IN SCRANTON INSTEAD OF DIALING LOCAL NUMBERS AND/OR BACK UP LOCAL NUMBER THIS IS AT A COST TO HIM OF $500, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A TOLL NUMBER. |
| F-01329866 | Closed | 7/11/2003 | COMPLAINANT STATES BILLS ARE INCORRECT. SHE WOULD LIKE PUC TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. |
| 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 |
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